Santas Workshop
( Rapport från tomtens verkstad )
2004
Santas Workshop takes you to the real world of China’s
toy factories.
Low labour costs attract more and more companies to China. Today
more than 75% of our toys are made in China. But this industry takes
its toll on the workers and on the environment.
Workers tell us about long working hours, low wages and dangerous
work places. Those who protest or try to organise trade unions risk
imprisonment.
The Swedish buyers blame bad conditions on the Chinese suppliers.
But they say that increasingly hard competition gives them no option.
Who should we believe? And what can you do to bring about a fairer
and more humane toy trade?
Production year: 2004
Production Company: LottaFilm, Sweden
Language: English, Swedish
Duration: 30 minutes
Director: Lotta Ekelund
Photo: Lotta Ekelund,Varun Mathur
Research and interviews: Lotta Ekelund,
.Varun Mathur
Editing: Lotta Ekelund
Music: Johan Zachrisson, Magnus Persson
The
film has been shown on television in Sweden, Finland, Norway,
Iceland, Switzerland, Germany and Greece.
..... It has also been shown
frequently in schools, universities and by trade unions, consumer
organisations and other NGO's in many countries, mainly in
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