Chinese Toy Workers Protest
A factory in China that supplies Mattel’s Power Wheels toys (Amazon.com search*) has closed, resulting in factory workers protesting and Mattel moving the work to backup factories. This wsj.com post shares the details, but it basically looks like another rough event for Mattel as they work to fight to save Barbie from a fourth year of sales decline.
Workers at Ever Force Toys & Electronics Co., a Hong Kong-owned toy maker in the southern industrial city of Dongguan, said they started gathering Tuesday to demand three months of unpaid wages, totaling some 4.5 million yuan ($725,000), and other benefits owed to about 700 employees.
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