Archives: Incidents
Filter tag: Forced Overtime(clear filter)
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/12/2015 | Zhenyang Wanju Factory (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of Hasbro) (Supplier Of MGA Entertainment) (Supplier Of Simba-Dickie-Group) (Supplier Of Ludendo) | “Both hands must be constantly moving.” 12 to 13-plus hour shifts in near freezing conditions, earning as little as $1.36 an hour. Fumes from chemicals including industrial alcohol, phenylenediamine and sodium peroxide cause nausea, dizziness and headaches. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 04/09/2014 | Catcher Technology (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Lenovo) (Supplier Of HTC) (Supplier Of Motorola) (Supplier Of Dell) (Supplier Of Sony) (Supplier Of Hewlett-Packard (HP)) | Two investigations throughout 2013-2014 find labor violations at factory (20,000 workers) including: excessive overtime nearly 100 hours/month, hazardous waste poured into a nearby river, unsafe working environment. Catcher workers have "suffered skin and eye irritation, and are at risk for more serious health problems" making tablet computers, smartphones and laptops. | Suqian, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 28/11/2014 | Mattel Electronics Dongguan (Supplier Of Fisher Price) (Supplier Of Mattel) | "Workers will easily accumulate more than 100 hours of overtime month", some even reaching 118 hours of overtime in factory making toys. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 18/11/2014 | Zhongshan Coronet Toys Ltd. (Supplier Of Hasbro) (Supplier Of Crayola) |
"work is at least 11.5 hours a day" for every Coronet worker handling "poisonous to human health" chemicals with limited or no protective equipment. Their dormitories stack up to 18 workers per room. | Zhongshan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages | |
| 04/02/2016 | Guangdong Master Group Stainless Steel Company (Supplier Of Cuisinart) (Supplier Of WMF) (Supplier Of iBC) (Supplier Of Tupperware) (Supplier Of TESCOMA) (Supplier Of Zwilling) (Supplier Of Crofton) (Supplier Of NUWAVE) (Supplier Of Cuisine Sante International) (Supplier Of Fontignac) (Supplier Of Momscook) (Supplier Of MUSTCHEF) | Workers exposed to hazardous toxins such as "polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) during the coating process and a wax stripper substance, which are poisonous to human health, without wearing protective masks". Factories lack essential safety precautions such as carbon masks, fire extinguishers, first aid kits, etc. | Xinxing, Yunfu, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 10/07/2014 | Shinyang Electronic Co. Ltd. (Supplier Of Samsung) | Adult and child workers (including 5 children under 16) are made to work 11 hours per day, as many as 30 days per month coming in contact with harmful chemicals, such as industrial alcohol and thinners. Monthly overtime may reach up to 120 hours.
| Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Child Labor, Discrimination, Forced Overtime, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 28/08/2014 | HEG Technology Co., Ltd (Supplier Of Samsung) (Supplier Of Lenovo) (Part Of Harbin Investment Group) | 117 children working at the factory (10 of them being below 16); exhaustive 12 hour daily shifts on their feet, including compulsory overtime reaching to 4-5 hours. | Chenjiang, Huizhou, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Child Labor, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 25/09/2014 | Jabil Circuit Inc. (Supplier Of Apple) | Labor violations at factory (30,000 workers) including: unsafe working environment, verbally abusive management, workforce dependent on overtime wages, cases of unpaid overtime wages, crowded dormitories (8 people/per room). | Wuxi, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch | Abusive Management, Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 18/12/2014 | Pegatron Group (Supplier Of Apple) | Forced overtime; labor reaching to 18 hours/day; cramped dormitories; limited or no brakes cause exhaustion to workforce which falls asleep on duty. | Shanghai, China | BBC | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime | |
| 21/07/2015 | Jingyu Toy Products (Supplier Of Hasbro) (Supplier Of Mattel) (Supplier Of Tomy) | Occasions of long overtime in busy seasons. Worker explains: "The factory makes workers toil until 2 in the morning, still expecting them to come to work later in the morning for the day shift." | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Unpaid Overtime |