China's Pollution brings Toy Manufacturing to a Halt. Written by fearsmaster    Tuesday, 22 July 2008 World Toy and Collectible manufacturers and retailers are taking a hit as a consequence of Olympic goodwill. Fearsmag.com has learned (from the press releases submitted to us.) that the Beijing Olympics are causing delays in the production and release of various toys and collectibles worldwide. The Chinese government has forced the closure of factories near Beijing for a month, in hopes that the world's athletes might not suck in quite as much poison as the average Chinese citizen from that thick chemical smog passing for air in China. Because of this, the Chinese government has caused manufacturers and retailers worldwide to miss production and sales deadlines. This is mostly due to the Chinese government's as usual inefficient way of informing manufacturers of their plans months before the Olympics. However foreign companies aren't the only ones being adversely affected by the Olympian Air Cleanse, thousands Chinese workers who have been pulled off their jobs were told they had been treated to a "cooperative-comrade" month's long UNPAID VACATION. --Serious consequences for people who make on average $1 a day and more ominous evidence of China's lack of workers' rights. related links: HERE and HERE Read more...