MGA Entertainment

Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
13/06/2016Zhenyang Toy Co. Ltd.
(Supplier Of MGA Entertainment)
Labor issues at toy factory: 12 hour daily shifts during peak season (May - October), 6 days/week; too low wages; base wage is insufficient to cover workers living costs; 8.7 RMB/hour (1.3 USD/hour); workers work with toxic chemicals; in assembly room no protection equipment was offered other than a work hat; during peak season, applications for sick leave hardly get approved; the training officer required all workers to check the “I’m willing to work overtime” option without asking them.
Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard
10/12/2015Zhenyang Wanju Factory
(Supplier Of MGA Entertainment)
“Both hands must be constantly moving.” 12 to 13-plus hour shifts in near freezing conditions, earning as little as $1.36 an hour. Fumes from chemicals including industrial alcohol, phenylenediamine and sodium peroxide cause nausea, dizziness and headaches.  Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaInstitute for Global Labour and Human RightsDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime
20/11/2015Zhenyang Wanju Factory
(Supplier Of MGA Entertainment)
Devastating sweatshop conditions with workers exposed to toxic chemicals such as industrial alcohol and acetone, or extremely loud machines. Factory's industrial waste water is discharged directly into a nearby river without treatment.
Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages
21/12/2006Hua Tai 4K Factory
(Supplier Of MGA Entertainment)
Workers paid below subsistence-level wages making Bratz dolls; 51 ½ cents an hour; $4.13 a day. Routine 13 ½ to 15 ½ –hour shifts, seven days a week.Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Overtime