According to China Labor Watch, a New York-based not-for-profit that defends workers’ rights in China, labor law violations in Chinese factories are rampant. Its recent study of eight China-based toy factories sheds light on the types and prevalence of these abuses.
For example the organization cited widespread compulsory overtime with employees working up to 14 hours a day for illegally low wages. All the investigated companies neglected to abide by employment contract provisions and most don’t provide basic medical or work injury insurance.
