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Labubu, Unboxed: the Labor Behind the Global Toy Phenomenon : China Labor Watch

Downdload Full Report OverviewIn 2025, a small, fang-toothed, wide-eyed designer toy known as Labubu emerged as a global cultural phenomenon. Created by artist Kasing Lung and then licensed by designer toy company Pop Mart, Labubu products have sold out rapidly across Asia, Europe, and North America, generating long queues and viral attention.In the summer and fall of 2025, China Labor Watch conducted an in-depth investigation int…

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An investigation by the NGO China Labour Watch ensures that the company fails to comply with protection measures for workers between 16 and 18 years of ageWithin the clandestine market of fake Labubu: how China has turned a doll into national interest The NGO China Labor Watch (CLW), based in New York, claims to have found evidence of labor exploitation in the Labubu doll supply chain, the small stuffed animals that swept around the world last y…

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The report's authors found no evidence of child labor, but the toy factory does not comply with Chinese law regarding the employment of 16-18 year olds.

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A rights group says the company that assembles the toys employs minors and has a lot of overtime.

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According to an investigation revealed by the "Guardian", the Pop Mart company, which manufactures the famous little monsters, would use the services of unattractive providers on the working conditions of adolescents.

·Paris, France
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China Labor Watch published on Tuesday an investigation into one of the manufacturing sites of these viral plushs, marked by "very intense chain work".

·Paris, France
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The complaint states that the factory in question employs 16-year-old children without the strict conditions required by Chinese law.

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antena3.ro broke the news in on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
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