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December 2015
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Pr ef ace ..? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1
Ex ecu t i ve Su m m ar y ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? .? ? ? 3
Wor k Hou r s ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ............? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ...5
Wor k i n g Con di t i on s ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? .......? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 6
Injection Depar tm ent ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ..? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ..7
Spr ay Paint and Pr inting ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ..8
Assem bly Depar tm ent ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? .10
Th e Hi r i n g Pr ocess ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? .12
Tem p an d St u den t Wor k er s ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ..? ? ? ? ? ..14
Fact or y Faci l i t i es ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ...? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? .18
Peak Season an d Sl ack Season w ages an d h ou r s ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ..26
Toys an d Gl obal War m i n g ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? .? ? ? 29
I n t er v i ew w i t h a Zh en yan g Wor k er ? ? ? ? ? ..? ? ? ? ? .? ? ? ? ? ? ? 30
Adden da ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? .......? ? ...............32
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Working Conditions
Work in all of Zhenyang?s production
departments is constant and fast. Pressure to
produce and make quota is enormous. The
workers say that ?Bot h hands must be
const ant l y moving.?
Workers are required to work sitting down in
all departments except for packing. They are
not al l owed t o move f rom t heir work
st at ions or even t o drink wat er. They have
t o get a special pass t o use t he bat hroom,
and each product ion l ine of 35 t o 50 workers
onl y has one pass.
There are many heal t h and saf et y probl ems
at Zhenyang, often specific to the factory?s
various production departments. The factory
has no health and safety committee.
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The factory employs about 800 t emp and st udent workers. The workers
are disbursed among the inject ion mol ding, spray paint , print ing and
assembl y depart ment s. Temps must be between 18 and 30 years of age. In
general, the t emps are al l f emal e. A male worker may be accepted if he
brings two female workers with him.
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Test i m on y of a St u d en t
W or k er
"On day tw o, w e star ted w or k . A m ass
of people ar r ived in the w or kshop.
I w as sitting at the w or k station and I
felt ner vous. We w er e m aking a toy
gun. M y w or k involved doing quality
contr ol. Fir st I had to inspect a sm all
piece, and then I had to put on som e
lubr icating oil. By the end of the day, I
w as cover ed in oil.
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Factory Facilities
The Zhenyang factory has a total of f ive
manuf act uring buil dings, each of them
with five floors. The first floors of the
manufacturing buildings are for the
inject ion mol ding depart ment s. Assembly
and quality control take up the other floors
of the buildings.
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The top floors are for married couples and management personnel. Mostly these
floors are reserved for managers and their families, not regular workers.
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I n t er v i ew w i t h a W or k er
at Zh en y an g
?Now it?s peak season and it is hard to
take time off.
?If you take sick leave, they will cut
your wages.
??Dark factories?are like this. We long
term workers get 100 RMB [$15.71] a
month in bonuses. But if the boss is
angry, he will cancel the bonuses.
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Addenda
Dongguan Zhenyang Factory and its International Clients
Chinese Production for Export and Global Warming
Products Photographed in the Zhenyang Factory
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Jakks Pacif ic
(Licensee for Disney)
2951 28th St
Santa Monica, CA, 90405
Email: DCP@DisneyStore.com
www.thewaltdisneycompany.com
Hasbro, Inc.
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Dirty Toys
Chinese Production for Expor t and Global War ming
China is by far the world?s largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2 ), a powerful
greenhouse gas contributing to global warming and climate change. And,
between a f if t h and one-t hird of CO2 released in China comes from
product ion of export s. In fact, CO2 emissions from China?s exports are often
much great er t han f or t he same product s made in t he U.S. or Europe. This is
largely due to China?s reliance on dirty coal for energy.
Toys made at t he Zhenyang Wanju t oy f act ory in China provide a good
exampl e. Propyl ene is one of the ingredients in the plastic used in many of
the toys made at Zhenyang. Propylene production in China releases 18.4
t imes more gl obal warming COs on average than propylene produced in the
European Union! Production of another common plastic, ABS (acrylonitrile
Butadiene Styrene) in China results in an average of 3.2 t imes the carbon
dioxide emissions into the earth?s atmosphere.
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Walmart - $21.99
Amazon - $19.99
M anufactur er :
Hasbr o
Photos from the Zhenyang factory
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Lalaloopsy
Light Up Ponies
Pr oduct Num ber :
524694
M anufactur er :
M GA Enter tainm ent
Target - $14.19
Amazon- $14.48
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Battat
Lil' Woodzeez
Happy Cam per
Pr oduct Num ber :
6116D
M anufactur er :
Battat
Target - $30.99
Amazon - $39.95
Kmart Australia - $39.00
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