Where do toys come from?
„Santa’s Workshop” documentary
Meeting with Yang Yu and Debby Chan
6.12.2011 time 19.00
On the occasion of St. Nicolas Day, when children in Poland traditionally receive presents, we will talk about situation of toy factory workers in China, where 80% of global production in that sector is located. Moreover, on 10th Dec we celebrate Human Rights Day. Processes of globalization and pressure of international competition often lead to severe human rights violations. Civil society organizations and trade unions worldwide fight against corporate practices, that sustain exploitation of workers at the bottom of the supply chain. What about us, consumers? Can we do something about it?
We will listen to the testimonial of Yang Yu, former worker of Tai Qiang factory, (manufacturing toys for Mattel) and Debby Chan, human and worker’s rights activist investigating working conditions in factories in Guangdong province. She represents the organization Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM, Hong Kong) which keeps track of abuses connected with manufacturing of brand products.
The documentary „Santa’s Workshop” (30 min., Sweden, 2004) illustrates how factories in southern China operate and shows how relations between brand companies, intermediaries and factory owners result in time and cost pressure being passed on to the workers at the bottom of the supply chain.
Polish Green Network, which runs a programme “Buy responsibly”, since 2009 is part of the European campaign „Stop toying around!” and rises awareness of the problem among Polish consumers. Moreover, together with other European organizations it maintains dialogue with the toy industry and puts corporations under pressure to improve current situation.
NSZZ Solidarnosc undertakes variety of actions at national and international level against multifaceted human and trade union rights violations and participates in preparations of international annual survey where cases of anti-union and anti-workers actions are presented. The trade unions also monitor compliance with labour standards in multinationals.
Meeting with Yang Yu and Debby Chan
6.12.2011 time 19.00
On the occasion of St. Nicolas Day, when children in Poland traditionally receive presents, we will talk about situation of toy factory workers in China, where 80% of global production in that sector is located. Moreover, on 10th Dec we celebrate Human Rights Day. Processes of globalization and pressure of international competition often lead to severe human rights violations. Civil society organizations and trade unions worldwide fight against corporate practices, that sustain exploitation of workers at the bottom of the supply chain. What about us, consumers? Can we do something about it?
We will listen to the testimonial of Yang Yu, former worker of Tai Qiang factory, (manufacturing toys for Mattel) and Debby Chan, human and worker’s rights activist investigating working conditions in factories in Guangdong province. She represents the organization Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM, Hong Kong) which keeps track of abuses connected with manufacturing of brand products.
The documentary „Santa’s Workshop” (30 min., Sweden, 2004) illustrates how factories in southern China operate and shows how relations between brand companies, intermediaries and factory owners result in time and cost pressure being passed on to the workers at the bottom of the supply chain.
Polish Green Network, which runs a programme “Buy responsibly”, since 2009 is part of the European campaign „Stop toying around!” and rises awareness of the problem among Polish consumers. Moreover, together with other European organizations it maintains dialogue with the toy industry and puts corporations under pressure to improve current situation.
NSZZ Solidarnosc undertakes variety of actions at national and international level against multifaceted human and trade union rights violations and participates in preparations of international annual survey where cases of anti-union and anti-workers actions are presented. The trade unions also monitor compliance with labour standards in multinationals.
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