I red this topics. I'm form China.
That's what happened over there. The owner of the factory only needs money, never care about workers.
Now a bad news for Hasbro, in China recently appeared a lots of very cheap Movie 3 DOTM Leader Class Toys in all 3 models ( S Prime, Ironhide, BBB).
They call it " 厂货", which means a toy released by factory, not from you Hasbro! It has no difference from a normal toy in Kmart or Target, but the price is now less than RMB150, about $23.5! All fans went to TAOBAO (a online sale website like EBAY) to buy a cheap one including orders from overseas.
I got one Ironhide in China when I was on holiday there in Nov. The only different thing I found from him is the battery, usually is GP or Hasbro brand, but the factory released toy had a unknown brand battery inside.
It is said factory they used pattern and material from Hasbro to produce much more quantity than the orders. Once they send orders pallets to America, rest of the toys will be released to the market at low price, also some of them have no package with a more lower price (Chinese call it '散货' ), for example a duluxe movie toy sealed in a plastic bag the price is only RMB70, about $11. A factory released one priced RMB110, about $17.2