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ICTI needs to act!

The International Council of Toy Industries ICTI has been approached by a coalition of NGOs campaigning for fair working conditions in toy production, including the partners of "Stop Toying Around!".

New report on two Chinese toy factories:

The recent report called "Exploitations of Toy Factory Workers at the Bottom of the Global Supply Chain" reveals that violations of human and workers rights remain even in certified toy factories in China.

What we want

The Campaign has very concrete demands. With all our activities, we strive for their implementation in order to improve living and working conditions for Chinese toy workers.


We demand the respect of national (Chinese) labour law! That means:

  • Workers receive a written contract
  • No forced labour
  • No discrimination
  • No child labout
  • No excessive working hours
  • No health and safety hazards
  • Enrolment of all workers in existing social security systems

On top of that we demand:

  • Payment of a living wage (rather than the legal minimum wage)
  • Freedom of Association and collective bargaining
  • Toy Companies must provide transparent information about and take full responsibility for their whole supply chain
  • Toy Companies must ensure independent monitoring of their Codes of Conduct and of their compliance with national (Chinese) labour law through Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives

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