Wal-Mart was accused Wednesday of violating its ethical standards and forcing employees of its supplier factories in China to work in sweatshop-like conditions... New York-based China Labor Watch (CLW) said in its annual investigative report that workers mostly based in the Pearl River Delta of the booming Guangdong Province and who make Christmas lights, tools, shoes, curtains and paper boxes for the retailer, have to endure "illegal and degrading conditions." Wal-Mart China...responded to the Global Times Thursday that the company will investigate the five factories mentioned in the report, and will take prompt action if any violation is found. "We'll be responsibly procuring from China as before, and helping our suppliers to meet our strict ethical standards," the statement said... The factories include Dongguan Dashing Decoration, Ever Rite, Stanley (Zhongshan) Tool, Wing Fat Paper Box Factory and Dongguan Fanchang Curtain Products.