Santa's Workshop (2/3)

Fair Trade Center and LottaFilm

SANTA'S WORKSHOP takes you to the real world of China's toy factories. Workers tell us about long working hours, low wages, and dangerous work places. Those who protest or try to organize trade unions risk imprisonment.

Low labour costs attract more and more companies to China. Today more than 75% of our toys are made in China. But this industry takes its toll on the workers and on the environment.

The European (and American) buyers blame bad conditions on the Chinese suppliers. But they say that increasingly hard competition gives them no option. Who should we believe? And what can you do to bring about a fairer and more humane toy trade?

[PLEASE WATCH THIS INCREDIBLY INFORMATIVE DOCUMENTARY REGARDING SLAVERY OVERSEAS]

fair trade is an alternative to this slavery.

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Tags:

• walmart
• wal-mart
• toys
• disney
• cheap
• wages
• slave
• labor
• monopol

[zombiehellmonkey]

modern day slavery ... coming soon to America??

[hannahskm]

well thats pretty pointless.. if they cheat the system during inspection by not revealing the truth to the buyers with the working hours and conditions..

[kingme99]

How are the "dorms" not "slave quarters?"

[TheGrillinfool]

@laurixtumix Stop capitalism!

[adamFIVE88]

@poidsfi yeah pretty much :P lol

[poidsfi]

@adamFIVE88 , so if they lost the factory slavery job, they can go back to their country farm land, if corporate America fire you ass, you lost everything and got thrown on the street

[poidsfi]

@ChinaKillsTibetans, you are right about the US

[adamFIVE88]

@poidsfi they said no local ppl work there... some ppl are so poor they go there to work...

[laurixtumix]

STOP FACTORYS!!!!!!!!!!!

[ChinaKillsTibetans]

Thanks for the information. There are people who want to remove the minimum wage in New Zealand but not many people take them seriously.