So Kinder Egg gifts are packed by families in Romania for 22p an hour....

Hi all,

Ferrero, the parent group of Kinder Egg products, have been in touch and asked us to post the below statement on their behalf:

"We are appalled and deeply concerned by the allegations of unacceptable practice in Romania concerning the behaviour of one of our suppliers that we have seen published today and have launched an immediate and thorough investigation to establish all the facts as a matter of urgency. Ferrero has a strict Code of Conduct for suppliers which is a condition of the contract. The Code of Conduct rejects imperatively the use of children in factories and requires that all employees must be guaranteed a salary of at least the minimum wage (local or national), both for normal hours of work and for overtime.

"All our suppliers are subject to regular independent checks to ensure that they observe the terms of our strict Code of Conduct. We confirm that we work with Romexa, and Prolegis (an approved sub-contractor of Romexa) who are subject to regular independent inspection. Most recently, in May 2016, it was found that the Ferrero code was being strictly complied with. The audit was conducted by SGS, who are the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company.

We will investigate these allegations immediately and would like to reassure that we have already taken immediate action to fight against any such malpractice."

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So Kinder Egg gifts are packed by families in Romania for 22p an hour....