Mattel Underpays, Overworks China Workers, Group Says
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Mattel Inc., the world’s largest toymaker, flouted labor rules at a factory it owns in China and at three plants used by its suppliers, advocacy group China Labor Watch said, citing investigations.
The maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheel toy cars underpaid and overworked workers at the factories in China, the New York-based labor group said in a press release yesterday. Mattel is currently investigating the allegations, Alan Hilowitz, a spokesman for the El Segundo, California-based company, said in an e-mailed statement overnight.