Mattel

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Date Company Accusation City / Area / Country Source Tags Media
20/11/2015Combine Will (Dongguan) Industrial Co., Ltd.
(Supplier Of Mattel)
Workers do 13.5 hour daily shifts accumulating up to or more than 100 hours of overtime per month, nearly three times the Chinese legal maximum. They're not permitted to go to the restroom or get water because it is deemed a risk to production speed.
Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchDiscrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression
20/11/2015Foshan Nanhai Mattel Diecast Company
(Supplier Of Mattel)
Workers exposed to toxic chemicals without protective equipment, reported injuries, overtime workhours reaching 80 hrs/month among other violations at toy factory.Foshan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance
28/11/2014Chang An Mattel
(Supplier Of Mattel)
Despite the 11.5 hour work shifts in Chang’ an Mattel Toy Factory, workers only receive a 30 minute meal break. Overtime reaching nearly three times the legal limit.Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Inspection Fraud, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression, Unpaid Insurance, Unpaid Wages
28/11/2012
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01/10/2012
Foshan Nanhai Mattel Diecast Company
(Supplier Of Mattel)
Labor concerns at factory (3,000 workers) manufacturing plastic toys: 12 hour daily work shifts; 26 days/month; compulsury overtime work; lack of living wage; no gloves provided to workers using toxic chemical thinner; no masks provided to workers in  spraying department; management discourages unionizing.Nanhai, Foshan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Forced Overtime, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression
31/05/2001
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01/12/1998
Merton Company Limited
(Supplier Of Mattel)
Workers at toy factory toil for 12.5 hours/day, spend 16.5 hours in the factory overall, and have to work all night during delivery rush. Average salary per hour is 13 cents.  17-20 people sleep in one room. The factory uses various toxic materials. Many workers got their hands burned.Dongguan, Guangdong, ChinaChina Labor WatchExcessive Work Hours, Injuries & Diseases, Inspection Fraud, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Union Repression