China: Investigation finds labour abuse & sexual harassment at toy factories producing for international brands; Includes company responses
In November 2019, labour rights NGO China Labour Watch (CLW) released a report raising allegations of labour abuses faced by workers at five factories producing for international toy brands in Guangdong Province, China. Abuses documented by CLW include low wages, excessive overtime, inadequate health and safety protections, poor living conditions in worker dormitories, restrictions to freedom of association, discrimination, sexual harassment and gender-based violence. Brand companies (including Disney, Lego, BuzzBee etc.) are taking actions.
- Business and Human Rights
- China
- Discrimination
- labour abuse & sexual harassment
- labour rights NGO
- China Labour Watch
- Labour abuse
- Guangdong Province
- Low wages
- excessive overtime
- inadequate health and safety protections
- Poor living conditions
- restrictions to freedom of association
- sexual harassment
- gender-based violence
- Disney
- Lego
- BuzzBee