Barbie's Dirty Secrets
Dispatches · Season 2024 · Episode 8
Journalist Isobel Yeung investigates one of the world's most iconic brands and its owner Mattel. The toy maker has profited from global 'Barbiemania' through giving Barbie a makeover as a 21st-century feminist, though filming undercover in one of Mattel's factories for the first time, Yeung exposes the daily reality for workers producing the famous dolls and other products.
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Season
2024
Episode
8
Air Date
11/Oct/2024
Air Time
20:00
Runtime
65 min
Overview
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Journalist Isobel Yeung investigates one of the world's most iconic brands and its owner Mattel. The toy maker has profited from global 'Barbiemania' through giving Barbie a makeover as a 21st-century feminist, though filming undercover in one of Mattel's factories for the first time, Yeung exposes the daily reality for workers producing the famous dolls and other products.
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