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Re: Can we help?
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:05:08 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Jeff Szklennik wrote:
> Dear Lego,
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> Is there something we can do to help prevent the move to China?
> I know it's probably not possible, but can we show either a form of
> support or try to prove long term harm of the company's image (I wish
> Lego Co. the best, but expect the worst)?
To be completely clear... we have NOT announced we are moving production to
China. Rather we have simply been mentioning that, as good business practice, we
are looking at options. As was mentioned elsewhere, 80% of the toy business has
it's goods produced in China. It would be silly not to at least consider why.
But there has not been a decision made one way or the other at this point.
Jake
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Jake McKee
Community Liaison
LEGO Community Development
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| (...) And some of us go out of our way to find toys that are NOT produced in China. Sometimes, that's dang difficult, but I for one think it's worth the extra effort. JohnG, GMLTC (20 years ago, 25-Oct-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) As an AFOL who complains long and loud about TLC actions that I disagree with, I feel I have a duty to chime in here: I will not think less of TLC for moving production to China, and I will not buy less from TLC if they move production to (...) (20 years ago, 25-Oct-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| (...) SNIP (...) Thank you for the quick response. If LEGO {does} move to china, Lego must make sure the workers are verifiably well treated & paid AND the facility is a safe, healthy place for them to work. Kinda like 'transparency' in operations. (...) (20 years ago, 30-Oct-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) Just a word of warning, and pointing out the obvious: If LEGO moves production to China, expect leaks of set designs, the copying of sets by clone bricks, etc. to happen on a regular basis. The legal department will have their hands full! Just (...) (20 years ago, 1-Nov-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| Dear Lego, Is there something we can do to help prevent the move to China? I know it's probably not possible, but can we show either a form of support or try to prove long term harm of the company's image (I wish Lego Co. the best, but expect the (...) (20 years ago, 25-Oct-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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