Target Store Suppliers In China Using Child Labor

Target Store Emeryville –San Francisco Chronicle Photo

Children as young as 15 years old are reportedly making toys and clothing for retail giant Target according to a report released today by China Labor Watch.

Three manufacturing plants Ningbo Lucky Craft Co; Hangzhou Ownseas Pen Co and Dongguan B&N Industrial Co were found to employ child workers between the ages of 15 and 17 years old for an average of 11 to 13 hours a day receiving little compensation.

Target Store suppliers in China require children to work under dangerous conditions and operate industrial assembly machinery with little to no safety equipment or training.

Child labor continues to be a serious and widespread problem in China’s manufacturing industry—solving this trend begins with multinational companies such as Target. Only through public awareness and a demand that U.S. retailers refrain from purchasing inventory made by Chinese child labor, will reform ensue that will end the abuse of children in China’s factories.

Full post here from China Labor Watch

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