Archives: Incidents
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/11/2012 - 01/10/2012 | Foshan Nanhai Mattel Diecast Company (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of Fisher Price) | Labor concerns at factory (3,000 workers) manufacturing plastic toys: 12 hour daily work shifts; 26 days/month; compulsury overtime work; lack of living wage; no gloves provided to workers using toxic chemical thinner; no masks provided to workers in spraying department; management discourages unionizing. | Nanhai, Foshan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression | |
| 14/05/2011 | Xinghao Handbag factory (Supplier Of Gucci) (Supplier Of Coach) (Supplier Of Diesel) | Female factory worker (44 years old) at luxury leather handbag assembly jumps from factory's 5th floor. | Tangxiazhen, Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Suicides | |
| 03/06/2011 | Xixing Electronics (Guangzhou) Co Ltd | Worker suddenly dies in his sleep. Family members allege his death is related to many hours of forced overtime. | Luogang district, China | China Labor Watch | Deaths, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime | |
| 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 |