Archives: Incidents
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/05/2011 | Shenzhen Sanwei Taiqiang Production Ltd. (Supplier Of Mattel) | Female factory worker (45 years old) jumps to death from sixth factory floor after argument with manager about taking time off from work. Allegedly, her poor performance was often criticized and as a result abused by her manager. At the time, she worked at the factory 11 hour daily shifts, 7 days/week. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Abusive Management, Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Suicides | |
| 01/02/2007 | Astec Power Phil. Inc. (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of LG) (Supplier Of Cirtek Electronics Corporation) (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor concerns at factory (4,000 employees) manufacturing HDD materials: 4 hours daily overtime; 12 daily shifts, 6 days/week; 7 days/week during peak season (72-84 hours/week); compulsury overtime; wages insufficient to cover living costs; discrimination over contract workers; frequent small accidents. | Cavite, Philippines | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 01/02/2007 | Fujitsu (Supplier Of Acer) | Labor violations at factory (6,158 employees) manufacturing HDD parts: child labor (ages 15-18 years old); wages insufficient to cover living costs; 11 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week during slow season; 12-13 hour daily shifts, 7 days/week during busy season (66-91 hours/week); compulsury overtime; bad working conditions in terms of temperature. | Canlubang, Laguna, Philippines | SOMO | Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 01/02/2007 | HGST (Part Of Hitachi) (Part Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Acer) | Long hours (66 hourweeks) during peak production at factory (7,000 employees) manufacturing HDD component parts. | Laguna, Philippines | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours | |
| 01/02/2007 | Kent Adhesive Products Co. (Supplier Of Tsukuba Die-casting Corporation) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Toshiba) | Labor violations at factory (500 workers) manufacturing coated hard disc frames: 12 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week (72 hours/week); forced overtime; inadequate safety precautions; various reports of diseases (bronchitis, dizziness, sinusitis) stemming from chemical odour; union formation strictly prohibited by management; discrimination over contract workers; descrimination over worker sexual orientation. | Cavite Philippines | SOMO | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | Tsukuba Die-casting Corporation (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Kent Adhesive Products Co.) | Labor concerns at factory (1,000 employees) supplying aluminium base for HDDs: 12 hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/week (72-84 hours/week); compulsury overtime; workers indicate their wage is not a living wage; union repression. | Cavite Economic Zone, Philippines | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | Micro-device Technology (Owned by Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Samsung) (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of Nokia) (Supplier Of Panasonic) (Supplier Of P.IMES Corp) | Union formation is strictly prohibited by management at factory (900 workers) producing electronics. | Philippines | SOMO | Forced Overtime, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | Mechanical Keyparts Philippines (MKP) Incorporation (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Nissin Precision) (Supplier Of Nidec) (Supplier Of ABLECOM) (Supplier Of Kent Adhesive Products Co.) | Labor issues at factory (1,500 employees) manufacturing HDD parts: compulsury overtime; 12 hour daily shifts, 6 days/week; 7 days/week during peak season (72-84 hours/week); workers indicate their wage is not a living wage; union formation strictly prohibited by management. | Cavite Economic Zone, Philippines | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | San Technology Inc (Subsidiary of Neomax Co Ltd) (Supplier Of Toshiba) (Supplier Of Hitachi) (Supplier Of Samsung) (Supplier Of Hanstar) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) (Supplier Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Supplier Of P.IMES Corp) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of HGST) (Supplier Of Micro-device Technology) (Supplier Of Luzon Magnetics) | Labor issues at factory (2,000 employees) producing HDD materials: compulsury overtime; 12 hour daily shifts, 6-7 days/week (72-84 hours/week); union formation prevented by management in 2003. | Cavite, Philippines | SOMO | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Union Repression | |
| 01/02/2007 | Mektec (Supplier Of Seagate Technology) (Supplier Of Maxtor) (Supplier Of Acer) (Supplier Of Western Digital) (Supplier Of Hitachi) (Supplier Of Fujitsu) | Labor concerns at factory (3,600 employees) assemblying flip-chips for disk drivers: work 10,5 hours/day, 6 days/week; 7 days/week during peak season (3 months); forced overtime; intensive production rythms; workers are subject to degrading treatment. | Ayutthaya, Thailand | SOMO | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime |