[Notícia] Crítica à produção de LEGO Licenciado na China

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Criticism of LEGO licensed products manufactured in China
December 4, 2011

Today the Observer (Guardian) is reporting that the Hong-Kong-based Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior group has conducted an undercover research at the Hung Hing Printing Group, and during the research found several issues in regards to employee safety, working conditions,salaries and more.

Some LEGO licensed books are produced by the Hung Hing Printing Group.

“The reported investigation into working practices at the factory has raised serious issues. We take this information very seriously and have immediately asked our licensing partner to assess conditions at the factory,” says Charlotte Simonsen, Head of Corporate Communications at the LEGO Group.

Ensuring respect for workers’ rights is very important to the LEGO Group and all partners agree to adhere to a strict set of guidelines – the LEGO Group's
Code of Conduct

The LEGO Group requires all of its licensing partners to give a written assurance that their vendors, too, comply with the LEGO Group's Code of Conduct, and to audit their suppliers on an annual basis.

The licensing partner has confirmed that annual audits have been conducted and findings were acceptable. The LEGO Group has also been informed that the factory has recently been audited by the organisation ICTI Care, which is the toy industry’s ethical manufacturing program.

“Adhering to the Code of Conduct is something the LEGO Group prioritises in engagement with partners. It appears that in this case the code may have been broken and we are addressing this urgently. Once we have the full facts we will take decisive action,” says Charlotte Simonsen.

Further information:
Charlotte Simonsen, Head of Corporate Communications
Tel. +45 7950 6579

Para compreender melhor esta Press Release da LEGO Group vale a pena ler a notícia do The Guardian. Destaco dessa notícia um nota de rodapé:

* This footnote was appended on 5 December 2011. The LEGO Group has asked us to make clear that books are made under licence using the LEGO brand by the Hung Hing Printing Group. None of the LEGO Group's toys are manufactured at the site.

Fonte: LEGO Press Release, The Guardian