You wonder where all your barbie dolls and tonka trucks come from? Well, more than 70% of our worlds toys are developed in China. All together, China has about 6,000 toy manufactuers. The largest one is Mattel; they produce most barbie dolls. Multinations have put a no-child-labour code on chinese toy manufactuers. Studies show a number of violations in chinese toy factorys. They found hiring of underage workers, mandatory overtime, unsafe working conditions, and verbal abuse/sexual harrestment from the owners. Chinese workers get sub-minamal wage when it come to getting paid. They get paid so little because half the money goes to the company, while the other part of it gets put into equipment and supplies.
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