Archives: Incidents
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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/08/2013 | (Supplier Of Old Navy) (Supplier Of Gap) | Investigation in unregulated subcontracting vendors finds multiple children manufacturing clothes. Some identified aged 12 and 14. Children earned as low as $32/month. | Bangladesh | Al Jazeera | Child Labor, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard | |
| 11/06/2006 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) | Newspaper reports that workers producing iPods receive as little as £27 a month, doing 15-hour shifts. | Longhua, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | BBC | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage | |
| 31/03/2008 - 01/03/2008 | Taiway Sports LTD (Part Of Taiwan Diamond Group) (Suppliers Of Kering) (Supplier Of Puma) | Low wages, workhours between 10 to 12 hours/day, 62.5 hour workweeks during peak season among other violations. Workers expressed that they are "treated as pigs". | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 19/11/2007 | (Suppliers Of Adidas) (Suppliers Of Bali) (Suppliers Of Hanesbrands) (Suppliers Of Felina Lingerie) (Suppliers Of Quiksilver) (Suppliers Of Speedo) (Suppliers Of Walmart) (Suppliers Of Wacoal) (Fuhua Textile Co.) (Yi Kang Textile) (Yi Xing Shun Fashion Manufacturer) (Regina Miracle International Limited) | Report exposes poor factory working conditions including: long hours reaching 420 per month in peak seasons, below subsistence wages, questionable safety precautions. | Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance | |
| 12/03/2014 | Ciyu Shoe Factory (Supplier Of New Balance) (Supplier Of Crocs) | Thousands of workers strike at shoe factory, protesting massive reduction in wages. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch | Non-Living Wage | |
| 30/09/2013 - 01/04/2013 | (Suppliers Of Mattel) (Suppliers Of McDonald's) (Suppliers Of Hasbro) (Suppliers Of Disney) (Merton Company Limited) (Yongsheng Corporation) (Guangda Plastic Products Co., Ltd.) (Foshan Nanhai Mattel Diecast Company) (Dongguan Dongyao Toy Co., Ltd) (Guanlan Baode Toy Factory) (Hong Kong Baofa’de Company) (Shenzhen Baoyu Company) | Investigation uncovers 18 sets of legal and ethical violations, including 84 to 110 hours of monthly overtime, up to 13-hour working days, as well as hot and crowded dormitories, in 6 toy factories. | China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Wages | |
| 31/01/2007 - 01/01/2007 | Xin Wei Toy Factory (Supplier Of BMW) | 13 hours of work/day, and 15 hour overall stay in the factory making toys. Hours increase on peak season. No rest days for entire months. Coerced overtime. Low wages. | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages | |
| 31/12/2006 - 01/01/2006 | Yu Bao Wei Ye Group (Supplier Of Best Buy) (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of Carrefour) | Normal 12 hour factory schedule for workers, sometimes with no rest days in an entire month, 2 report child workers, very low wages, physical abuse, no safety equipment. Workers say the factory is run by the criminal underworld. | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Beatings & Violence, Child Labor, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/08/2007 - 01/08/2007 | Pearl Tower Garments & Toys (Shenzhen) Co. LTD (Supplier Of Disney) (Supplier Of 21st Century Fox) (Supplier Of Kid Brands) (Supplier Of Gosh International) | During peak season, work for piece-rate workers usually lasts from 8:00 am to around 12:00 am. Long hours and low wages in factory producing stuffed dolls and plastic toys. | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Overtime | |
| 31/08/2013 - 01/03/2013 | Jabil Circuit Inc. (Supplier Of Apple) | Labor violations at factory (30,000 workers) manufcturing iphones: hiring discrimination over age (18-35) and tattoos; inadequate safety training; 12 hour daily work shifts; approximately 6 days/week; work reaching 110 hours of monthly overtime; standing work for 11.5 hours; 11 hours of forced and unpaid monthly overtime; potential audit fraud; workers rely on overtime work to earn a living wage; base wage is 1,500 RMB ($245). | Wuxi, Jiangsu, China | China Labor Watch, (2) | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Unpaid Overtime |