Who Else Continues to Exploit Toy Workers? (Lung Cheong)

Excessive overtime, 12/hour shifts, six day workweeks, low wages and exposure to harmful chemicals. “A number of workers in the painting department said that the paint odor was extremely bad and that they suffered from nausea and diarrhea.”

Dirty Frying Pans: An investigation of labor abuses in five Chinese cookware factories (Linkfair)

Fingers crushed and other hand injuries occur in Linkfair factory where workers toil with limited occupational safety. “During high  season, workers will have a shift every day of the month without rest, including daily overtime (accumulating between 124 – 154 hours/month, between three and four times the Chinese legal  maximum). “When the factory is unable to pay insurance, management will give workers 100 RMB ($16) to lie to government inspectors.”