The investigation identified the following major labor issues:
Employment of workers aged 16 without legally required special protections
Blank or incomplete labor contracts
Nominal and inadequate onboarding “training”
Unclear and inconsistently applied resignation procedures
Excessive use of labor dispatch beyond legal limits
Overtime far exceeding legal limits, including unpaid meetings
Wage deductions and lack of overtime pay for dispatched workers
Fines and penalties imposed for minor infractions
Verbal sexual harassment by management
Absence of paid leave, including sick leave
Unrealistic production targets
Lack of social insurance and statutory benefits
Unhygienic food and living conditions
Occupational health and safety deficiencies
Inadequate fire safety and emergency preparedness
Absence of labor union and grievance mechanisms
Recruitment discrimination
Difficulty obtaining reimbursement for pre-paid medical expenses
While no child labor was identified, the factory employed workers aged 16 as long-term production workers under the same conditions as adults, without providing the special protections required under Chinese law.
