Disney response re Dongguan Zhenyang Toy factory
...We take seriously claims of labor standards violations against the independent facilities producing Disney-branded products. When stakeholders bring allegations of labor violations to our attention, it is our practice to thoroughly investigate those allegations to determine whether claims can be validated...
We have reviewed the claims raised by IGLHR in its latest report. Upon reviewing the last audit, which took place in early December 2015 as part of a follow up investigation to claims made against this facility by China Labor Watch (CLW), some but not all of the allegations made were substantiated by our auditors. The major violations confirmed are inadequate fire safety procedures and discriminatory practices by facility management...These improvements must be made within a specific amount of time. Failure to comply within that time will result in that facility losing its authorization to produce Disney-branded products...