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Playing with Labour Rights
makeITfair's new report Playing with Labour Rights...is the first study ever on working conditions in the production of game consoles and portable music players, products used mainly by young consumers in developed countries...makeITfair investigated labour conditions at four factories that supply for Apple, Microsoft, Motorola, Philips and Sony among others. The research shows that these factories violate national laws and the brand companies' codes of conduct. These factories belong to the biggest electronics contract manufacturers in the world, namely Foxconn, Flextronics and Celestica. The companies were given the opportunity to comment on makeITfair's findings.