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Mattel: Sorry, China
Last week, Mattel Chairman and CEO Robert Eckert formally apologized for his company’s product safety lapses and tried to explain how millions of toys were recalled. (Read his full testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations here.)
“As I said at the outset of my testimony, these recent recalls have been a personal disappointment to [...]
They’ve got Barbie now…
Mattel Issues Third Toy Recall Of the Summer
The Washington Post
By Renae Merle
September 5, 2007
For the third time this summer, Mattel issued a major recall, telling parents yesterday to watch out for Chinese-made toys with excessive amounts of lead, including locomotive toys and accessories for its iconic Barbie brand.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the company [...]
Should we stop outsourcing to China?
It’s the big debate.
Readers at the Underwire , part of the Wired blog network, weighed in with their comments following Sonia Zjawinski’s recent post, “How Many More Recalls Until We Stop Outsourcing to China?“
“China’s recent rash of export malfunctions in the past few months makes me wonder if doing business in China is worth the [...]
Life in a Chinese factory
Thanks to Microscopiq, I came across this wonderful collection of photos and videos depicting the 24/7 lives of Chinese factory workers. Go to these Web sites for more details.
Shenzhen Seen - richly colorful photos show us the face, pain, and beauty of life in and around Shenzhen’s factory towns
Life of a Gold Farmer - video [...]
Harmonizing the ICT sector
Photo credit: rodrigo senna via Flickr.
Keeping in line with President Hu Jintao’s goal of “building a harmonious society,” the Chinese government has made a stronger commitment to sustainable growth and corporate social responsibility in recent years, as integrated into the country’s 11th “five-year plan.” Now let’s get down to the nitty-gritty…exactly how is this [...]
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