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29 Aug 2006

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Reuters

China paper vows to support staff in defamation case

A Chinese financial newspaper has said it will support two of its journalists being sued for defamation over a news report that alleged mistreatment of workers at a China plant manufacturing iPod music players. The case was brought by manufacturer Foxconn, a Shenzhen-based unit of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. against reporter Wang You and editor Weng Bao, of the Shanghai-based daily the China Business News... IPod maker Apple Computer Inc. said earlier this month that Foxconn let employees at the China plant work longer hours than allowed by Apple's code of conduct and that it had taken steps to address the issue...The lawsuit, which is one of the biggest defamation cases filed in China against reporters, has sparked concerns about journalists' rights. "It is a test of reporters' dignity and rights," Weng Bao told Reuters on Tuesday. "Legal protection for reporters is still far from sufficient."

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