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7-9th December, Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center (Futian), China

The Financial Times ran an article entitled 'China factories use childcare offer to lure migrant workers' (paywall). This article covered our worker well-being programs to support workers with left-behind children.

The Hong Kong office of ICTI CARE FOUNDATION ASIA LIMITED will be relocated to the below address with effect from 1st February 2023. All telephone numbers and email addresses remain unchanged.

The Ethical Toy Program Worker Helpline has offered free, confidential information and advice to thousands of factory workers since its launch in 2010. The Helpline supports the welfare of toy factory workers, and is dedicated to helping workers maintain a good state of mind to help them face their work and personal matters positively, whilst also promoting harmonious working environments at factories.

The Ethical Toy Program Worker Helpline was first launched in 2010 to inform, educate and empower workers so they can effectively manage work-related issues and their personal lives.

The Ethical Toy Program, formerly ICTI CARE, is excited to announce two proposed updates to the Ethical Toy Program

The article first appeared in Toy World Magazine, read the original article here.

The article first appeared in Toy World Magazine, read the original article here.

The 6th Family Friendly Spaces (FFS) program came to a successful end this summer. In addition to creating an unforgettable summertime for working parents and their children, the program also brought many unforgettable memories and positive impacts to the participating factories and program sponsors.

The article first appeared in Toy World Magazine, read the original article.

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14th September, 13:10 – 14:00 HKT

Catalogue of certified factories and free seminar from industry leaders

Mark Robertson, Senior Vice President, Communications & Stakeholder Relations, ICTI Ethical Toy Program

Since March 2018 we have been informing factories in mainland China that the old number of the IETP Worker Helpline will expire in November 2018, and that we now have a new number in operation which is 4001-583580.

Sarah Ng, Manager, Corporate Communications, ICTI Ethical Toy Program

14th September, 15:55–16:45 HKT

Hear from representatives from the Mexican Manufacturing Association, the Mexican Toy Industry Association and Ernst & Young discuss the opportunities and challenges of manufacturing or reshoring production to Mexico for the Toy industry.

Promoting worker well-being lies at the heart of the ICTI Ethical Toy Program (IETP). Supporting factories to deliver improvements that not only benefit factory workers – but also deliver positive business outcomes – is central to our mission to build better lives for workers and stronger industry through ethical production.

On Friday the 24th of February, UNICEF Representative to China Ms. Amakobe Sande visited IETP Certified factory, Golden Cup Printing Company in Dongguan, China.We thank Ms. Sande and UNICEF for their support and for their work on Family-Friendly Policy, which has enabled us to develop this ground-breaking IETP Family-Friendly Factory Program.