The vast majority of toys bought and sold in the United States are made in China. In November, the labor rights NGO, China Labor Watch, issued a report alleging poor working conditions at four Chinese factories that manufacture toys for several major toy companies and retailers. This hearing examined these allegations, what the toy industry is doing to audit factories in China and address reports of poor working conditions, and the effectiveness of private-sector auditing and business codes of conduct in China.

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Witnesses

Li Qiang, Executive Director and Founder, China Labor Watch

William S. Reese, President and CEO, International Youth Foundation, Member of the ICTI CARE Foundation Governance Board

Earl Brown, Labor and Employment Law Counsel and China Program Director, Solidarity Center, AFL-CIO

Brian Campbell, Director of Policy and Legal Programs, International Labor Rights Forum