Group Finds China Toy Factory Conditions Brutal

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/china_safety_toys_dc;_ylt=AhUA3Hkz5wjWVNtRn13coRGs0NUE

A U.S.-based workers' rights group said it found "brutal conditions" and labor violations at eight Chinese plants that make toys for big multinationals, and called on the companies to take steps for better standards.

China Labor Watch said in a report issued on Tuesday after several months of investigation that the manufacturers -- which served a handful of global players, including Disney, Bandai and Hasbro -- paid "little heed to the most basic standards of the country."

"Wages are low, benefits are non-existent, work environments are dangerous and living conditions are humiliating," it said.

The report comes as Chinese exports are under growing scrutiny abroad over safety concerns a week after Mattel Inc recalled millions of toys, including 436,000 die-cast toy cars from its "Cars" line, because they may contain excessive amounts of lead.

DON'T BUY CHINESE PRODUCTS!

Sorry.

IS FROM CHINA!!! :thumbsdown: :cry: But I'll try.

I've already started checking EVERYTHING, even in the grocery store. Driving hub up the wall, but he knows better than to get in my way when I'm boycotting something. I've been boycotting Proctor & Gamble because of animal torture for years!

I've gotten into the habit of reading the label on everything to try to avoid Chinese products, ESPECIALLY anything going in my family's or pets' mouths... What worries me is how do we know it doesn't contain tainted ingredients from China, just packaged or re-packaged over here...

The last thing the left needs is to lapse into xenophobia. China is not particularly egregious when compared with comparable labor markets in the developing countries. In fact, many multinationals are opting for other locations because they thing pay is too high in China. I do not condone the bad practices of Chinese industry, but at the same recognize that at a comparable level of economic development, labor conditions were no better in the US. This is not make a relativist argument, I am simply pointing out the fact that a country's elites make decisions based on available resources.

i make it known about the latest shit from china that`s poisoning us or our pets...