The Real Toy Story ; As Millions of Cheap Chinese Toys Are Recalled Over Safety Fears, the Devastating Truth About the Slave-Labour Workers Who Endure Horrific Conditions to Produce Them
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THIS week Mattel recalled nearly two million Chinesemade toys over concerns they contain excessive levels of lead paint and loose parts.
Dirt-cheap labour and a massive expansion in capacity means China makes more than three-quarters of the world's toys, with an export value in excess of 7 billion.See the full content of this document
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The Real Toy Story ; As Millions of Cheap Chinese Toys Are Recalled Over Safety Fears, the Devastating Truth About the Slave-Labour Workers Who Endure Horrific Conditions to Produce Them
But increasingly, there is evidence of inadequate safety standards, poor quality control and slave labour.
Here, in an extract from his book about the toy industry, ERIC CLARK reveals the real cost of cheap toys from China..THE BEHIND high fences, sprawling factory compounds stretch mile after dusty, depressing mile along the congested roads. Guarded gates control entry and exit.Adjoining many of the blocks are identical concrete boxes the washing at the chicken wire-covered windows, adding flashes of colour, is the only indication that these are the dormitories for workers.Here in the...See the full content of this document
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