FACED WITH THE INVASION OF BAD QUALITY PRODUCTS

FACED WITH THE INVASION OF BAD QUALITY PRODUCTS

The customers officers and border police working with the CPSC investigators had confiscated 200.000 toys imported from China , because of the “ phthalate “content, a sort of acide used in the plastic industry , which is forbidden in industry for children in United States

According to a press release from the CBP , the taxe authorities have impounded 10 packages containing toys to the value of 500.000$ at the incoming port of Chicago (Illinois ) Dallas (Texas ) , Los Angeles ( California ) , Norfolk ( Virginia ) , Memphis ( Tenessee ) , Newark ( Newjersey ) , Portland ( Oregon ) , and Savannah ( Georgia ) .

The taxe officials protecting the American consumers have taken up the case since April .The substance in question is a threat to the health of American citizen , particularly children health In spite of the fact that these toys have been distributed around the country , the authorities have taken adequate measures to prevent the fail of the goods.

“The use of new technology to track the containers before they arrive in United States, have helped the CPSC to protect the American consumers “ declared Inez Tenembaum , the president of CPSC . The CPSC and the CBP are working to detect and impound the goods . Thanks to a special system of protection , we have noticed that items which could be harmful to the consumers ,can be seized without this disrupting the normal flow of freigt .

These products have been impounded in order to avoid the incidences of poisoining , injuries harm to health and vision .

Since April 2010 , the CPSC staff have remained at the head office in Washington DC , and at the incoming ports in United States , to work alongside the CBP to inspect the goods.

The Petition against the inhuman working conditions at Mattel .

The multinational toy manufacture “ Mattel” must bring to an end all violations of the rights of it’s employees in China . Mattel owes 6 to 8 M Euros to their working staff , who actually produce the goods . Such is the situation as revealed by our partner association “China Labor

Watch “ , which has calculated the amount represented by the number of working hours plus the unpaid company charges over one complete year by the American multinational. Up to 13 hours of work a day ,7 days a week , overcrowded dormitories , toxic materials being handled without any clothing protection ….

Our patner association has managed to secretly investigate six Chinese factories and has published a new shocking report on the world’s N° 1 toy manufacture .

For several years China Labor Watch and Peuples Solidaires have both been pointing the finger at this contempt of the company for their Chinese workers . In the run-up of Christmas , it is now or never the moment to demand that Mattel should finally improve their practises .

Letter to M.Stockton, CEO of Mattel .

Dear Sir ,

I am shocked by the working and living conditions of the staff who make your products in China .I therefore ask you :

-firstly to take both immediate and long-term measures to rectify and prevent all violations of working rights , and to keep the China Labor Watch informed about this .

-Secondly , to make sure that the prices and deadlines that you give to your suppliers ,are in line with both a correct living wage and the legal number of hours worked .

-Thirdly, for a complete list of your suppliers.

-And finally that an efficient complaint procedure be set up in each of your factories , and that the workers be informed of their rights .

Yours sincerely .

For further informations , contact to the articles published in : Le Monde , La Croix ,

20 Minutes , Le Parisiens , Métro , Fortune .

The complete text of this Urgent Call on : http//www.peules-solidaires org/ appel-urgent china-mattel/

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