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Article

12 Sep 2007

Author:
AFP

Disney violates Chinese labour laws: report

Workers at a Chinese factory making Disney toys [Haowei Toys] are overworked, underpaid, exposed to dangerous toxins and forced to live in filthy conditions, a labour rights group [Students and Scholars against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM)] said in a report Wednesday...Staff are paid 2.5 yuan (32 US cents) per hour, 62.5 percent of the legal minimum wage of 4.02 yuan, while overtime premiums are also below the minimum required by law...Walt Disney said it takes "claims of unfair labour practices very seriously, and (will) investigate any such allegations thoroughly". It admitted its own investigation had revealed violations at the Haowei factory, adding that action would be taken to rectify the problem. "Disney is currently working on a factory remediation plan with the licensee who has placed orders with this factory," it said in a statement.

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