TSMC—Arizona facility plagued by worker abuse allegations including OSHA violations, public yelling, and forced fake test results
TSMC's Arizona expansion received serious scrutiny for poor treatment of workers. Allegations include: engineers tasked with taking out construction workers' garbage, Taiwanese managers yelling at workers in public despite training, workers forced to fake test results on production wafers to meet impossible expectations. Many Americans left during Taiwan training phase. Employee reviews cite 'absolute cesspool of OSHA violations, employee rights violations and labor law violations' with management retaliation against those speaking out. Glassdoor rating: 3.3/5.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worker Rights | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.375 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.50)× agency (negligent ×0.5)