Before following Apple, Foxconn named by "sweatshop", the company was the United States Commission on Labour (National Labor Committee hereinafter: NLC) 13 to a survey released into the air waves.
U.S. Labor Committee points out that Chinese enterprises Genius companies use child labor and low wage squeeze means for U.S. companies such as Microsoft OEM. In response, Microsoft responded yesterday, has taken note of the NLC report and conducting an investigation, will ensure that suppliers enjoy fair treatment of employees, and suppliers against any improper measure to take appropriate remedial measures.
According to Dongguan Times reported yesterday morning, Dongguan City Bureau of Human Resources informed of news after the start of the KYE investigation. Preliminary results of the survey is "not found child labor," but found bigger than the child one to two years in the minor workers. City Human Resources Bureau, said: Genius hired underage workers, but no record, so order rectification.
Last night, KYE Systems position, they no longer recruit young people under the age of 18.
U.S. Labor Committee describes itself as a non-profit organization (NGO), launched are aimed against sweatshops, seeking benefits for workers. Its not the first time exposure of sweatshops in China, before the many well known companies named by the extraction of cheap labor in China, including Disney, Coca-Cola and Apple and so on. U.S. Labor Committee, said in recent years, sweatshops did not disappear, the Pearl River Delta and other places still exist in many high-strength low-paid factory.
Observers pointed out that "the pain OEM" gradually become social trends of thought, apart from ethical aside, this level of response from the business in China "demographic dividend" will be the demise of the arguments.
Sexual harassment of young women are often
NLC said in the report, its located in Dongguan KYE Systems, for as long as 3 years of survey, released after the 35-page, entitled "Child labor in China face the company," the investigation report.
Genius Genius computer company is called Dongguan Co., Ltd., is wholly owned by Taiwan Genius Co., Ltd., founded in 1995, mainly produces the mouse, scanner and other digital products, the 2008 revenue of about 400 million U.S. dollars, while Microsoft Dongguan Genius is mainly customers, about "sweep" the Genius one-third of the production company. Reported that the company's other clients include Genius Hewlett-Packard, Best Buy, Samsung, Acer and ASUS and so on.
NLC report, the number of columns in a KYE Systems "eight counts," including overtime work, poor environment and low pay and so on. According to the report, KYE Systems employs approximately 1,000 between 16 to 17-year-old child, 15-hour intervals, work 6-7 days a week, production camera, mouse and other computer accessories. NLC said that some staff appear to only 14-15 years old, most students work only for three months, but some will be longer.
The report also pointed out that companies prefer to hire Genius 18 to 25 women between the ages of employees, because they are more willing to abide by rules and regulations and to be controlled. Before the financial crisis, workers, about 97 hours per week in the factory, of which 80.5 hours are at work; in 2009, workers in some 83 hours stay in the factory, working 68 hours. In return, the workers 65 cents an hour, but less work after the meal costs only 52 cents. Workers were asked militarized action, and all the time in the monitoring of. In addition, workers were asked the class production of 2,000 mouse, and the unbearably hot summer workshop.
The report also said that young female employees to a security check often subjected to sexual harassment, the workers at work is prohibited during the conversation, listen to music and go to the bathroom, to rare free time, and only in a specified time to leave the factory.
Accommodation for workers, NLC that 14 workers were living in a room you can see from the photos dormitory in ruins, while the working conditions are poor people in the bath, the workers also complained about the food very bad.
However, KYE Systems, said in response to NLC, the factory conditions are very good, and full compliance with China's labor laws. But the NLC's report, and factory employees complained, the factory like a prison, they look more like prisoners, "Life is to work, only work."
15 hours a day in the factory
NLC reports that the provisions of KYE Systems, division of 7:15 am to the factory must carry out punch, and accept the foreman's examination. Later, from 7:30 to 11:40, the workers began the first phase, during the 10 minute break, from 11:40 to 13:10, the workers have 1.5 hours of lunch and rest breaks. From 1:10 p.m. to 5:20 p.m., workers began the second phase, with the same morning, only 1 to 10 minutes rest. Dinner time from 17:20 to 18:10. 18:10 assigned 22 points, but also working hours, 15 minutes after the workers cleaning the work area and the foreman lecture hours, 15 minutes are not included in this return.
This calculation, working day, time is 11 hours 50 minutes, but time is in the factory every day up to 15 hours. Workers working during the day only 11 points to 12 points can leave out in the evening only 6:00 to 9:30 to take leave between.
According to NLC's report, the remuneration of 65 cents per hour basis, the workers work eight hours a day income of 5.18 U.S. dollars a year income of 1352 U.S. dollars. The working overtime pay 1.01 U.S. dollars per hour pay, holiday overtime 2.03 U.S. dollars per hour, even so, before the financial crisis, workers work 90 hours per week, including 50 hours of overtime a month only on income from 1300 to 1700 yuan between. And by the end of 2009, despite the financial crisis has ended, orders picked up, but the workers a monthly income of 1200-1500 yuan. In addition, between 2007 to 2008, if workers did not complete the assigned task, you must work overtime to complete, but this time without overtime pay.
The report also noted that management of illegal possession of Genius workers two weeks wages, if workers leave the approval of the request not to be left on their own, then two weeks wages to fall into the pockets of management.
Reported that the wages in such harsh conditions, KYE Systems, has developed a series of fines and some provisions of Overlord. For example, if the workers were found during the exchange, using mobile phones, etc., will be deducted from the wages of 5.5 hours, about 24 yuan. Workers in the toilet or to drink water during the report needs to play, if someone is sick or on the toilet need to find another worker to replace the work. If the worker committed a mistake in two days, will be sent to clean health. If you do not obey the captain, will be fined 40 yuan. In addition, if workers lose their attendance card worth five yuan, will be fined 100 yuan. If you miss work one day, the maximum fine of 200 yuan, or 5.5 days wages.
The report also said the Genius company had fired a misoperation due to employees to cut their own finger, While the company after the accident the first time to send employees for medical treatment, but later investigations revealed that the employee's own violations, so fine 200, and dismissed the employee and his foreman, but later hire the employee as a security.
According to NLC's report, KYE Systems, most of the child from Nishikawa, Hunan, Shaanxi, and other secondary technical school students, these students to be able to get a summer internship, often need to pay ranging from 300 to 500 yuan, " relocation ", many students work only about 3 months, 9 months before school started to return, but there are some graduate students to continue working.