Disney slammed over alleged poor work conditions of suppliers

Employees working in supplier companies to Disney in China are paid 93p for every hour of work, fail to receive overtime pay and work in harmful conditions - reports allege.

The findings precede the opening of a $5.5billion (£3.87billion) Walt Disney theme park in Shangai.

An investigation by Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour found that some employees worked 144 hours of overtime a month which employers failed to compensate them for, and were paid wages below legal requirements.

Three factories had a high occurrence of work injuries, which allegedly saw employees’ fingers cut off or injured due to “insufficient training and ageing equipment.”