The total number of employees amounted to 56,479 in 1995. In 1995 the share of the mail-order trade in the total turnover of the Otto group was 19.93 bn. In 1995 the turnover of 6.65 bn. In view of a comparably dynamic economic growth and an increasing share of the world's GSP in the populated Asian region a main focus of further international expansion will be this region. Especially South Corea and Taiwan have a good infrastructure and a growing spending power.
China too is an increasingly intersting market for consumer goods.
Thus, Asia is increasingly envisaged not only as a region of producers but also a region of consumers. The respect of human rights is a fundamental principle of human life. Inhuman working conditions contradict this principle. The law regulations in force concerning the prohibition of child labour have to be observed. If such a law does not exist the supplier has to guarantee that no children under the age of 14 years are being employed.