The SDGs call on businesses to work in partnership with governments and civil society to be part of the solution to a broad range of sustainability issues - from labor standards to inequality, social justice to climate change, gender equality to environmental issues.

Ethical Toy Program will be there to meet with designers to promote the work we do to ensure toys are manufactured in a way that is consistent with the values of the industry.

We asked Carmel where Chinese factories are currently with regard to production backlogs. She explained, “In general, factories have addressed all backlogs and production is up to date. We’re seeing a divide when it comes to the current status of factories, though. Around 30% are very busy with orders, these being the ones manufacturing particularly sought-after products.

China’s role as the world’s leading manufacturer and exporter of toys continues. China also has a surging domestic toy market which over the past few years has grown annually at an average of 21.8% and is projected to exceed RMB 300 billion by 2019.

1. An enhanced, graded version of the ICTI Ethical Toy Program Audit Checklist

Children are a third of the global population and key stakeholders of the toy industry; not just as dependents of parents working in the supply chain but also as consumers.

Ethical Toy Program is the ethical supply chain program for the global toy industry. The Ethical Toy Program combines far-reaching and specialized audits, a robust ethical certification scheme, capability building and worker well-being programs to improve standards in the global toy supply chain.

Click here for the latest update to IETP audit arrangements in Mainland China.

IETP will continue to monitor the situation and arrange an on-site IAA as soon as regulatory circumstances allowed.

The meeting will last for 1 hour and include time for questions to any of the presenters.

We outline the relevant child rights issues which companies should be aware of within their supply chains, and also share best practices and case studies showing practical actions which factories are taking to both promote family-friendly workspaces and advance child rights as well as presenting the latest research on the impacts of COVID-19 for children.

The webinar will give you an introduction to the business environment and opportunities for toy companies in India.

These factories transformed spaces on-site into fantastic childcare facilities to accommodate the children of their workers. During the work day the children are looked after by specialist teachers and supervisors who provide opportunities for the children to learn and play.

研讨会由CTJPA的梁梅会长主持开幕发言, 她强调到整个行业合作的重要性以及IETP为行业带来的积极影响。接着, IETP的总裁兼首席执行官Carmel Giblin女士 介绍项目如何致力支持全球玩具业, 并分享了IETP计划覆盖更多国家和更多产品类别，从而支持买家和工厂争取更多国际商机。

Woolworths are working to minimise duplication through ‘mutual recognition’. As many of their suppliers are already a part of a social compliance audit program, Woolworths will now accept compliance information from third-party schemes to reduce audit duplication. ICTI Ethical Toy Program has been selected as an approved third-party scheme. The schemes have been selected based on their coverage, governance, relevance to Woolworths at-risk supply chain and alignment to their Standards.

营运方面：

IETP 参与了由 Save the Children Vietnam、瑞联稚博（CCR CSR）及 ISMS 合办的 Children's Rights and Business 项目，协助进行工厂调查，以找出父母工人及儿童权益在越南供应链中面对之挑战。越南是个日益重要的生产国，项目的结果能为当地工人所获的福祉提供宝贵的见解。

从2019年2月1日起, IETP的审核报告都会含有APSCA的注册号码, 大家可以在 Connect平台上查阅。

Every child has the right to grow up loved and cared for by their parents. But what if they can’t? An estimated 15 million migrant workers in China – many of whom are factory workers – have left their children behind and only see them once a year. Many others have no choice but to leave their children in dorm rooms during the summer holidays while they work or take them to the factory floor.

现在 IETP 再次提醒工厂，请立刻检视正在使用的小咭片及海报是否已经更新，在２０１９年３月１日开始，如工厂还使用旧的海报或小咭片，将会视为不符合项 (审核清单10.4.1项)

As part of our continued partnership Ethical Corporation will provide a professional platform for Ethical Toy Program members to keep up with key sustainability trends, giving them preferential access to webinars and events as well as discounted passes for Responsible Business Summits worldwide. Ethical Toy Program will share thought leadership and best practice examples with the Ethical Corporation community from our successful factory certification and capability building work and worker well-being programs.

雇主支付原则 (EPP) 规定，任何工人都不应支付费用而获聘- 招聘的费用不应由工人承担，而应由雇主承担。在全球, 越来越多的玩具行业和其他行业的主要品牌和零售商都采用相继采用EPP。