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10 Sep 2006

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Associated Press

Survey shows Disney suppliers in southern China underpay, overwork employees

The report by the Hong Kong-based Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior, or SACOM, investigated the Huangxing light manufacturing and Qisheng candle factories [also known as Chai Seng Candle Factory] in Shenzhen and the Jianlong toy factory [also known as Kamlong Industrial] in Zhuhai, all located near Hong Kong...The survey, based on interviews with workers, said all three factories pay below the minimum wage...The report said workers at the three factories worked overtime ranging from 60 to 136 hours per month, in violation of Chinese law, which only allows 36 hours of monthly overtime...The Huangxing factory's telephone number wasn't listed. Men who answered the phone at the Qisheng [Chai Seng] and Jianlong [Kamlong] factories said no one was available for comment...In a statement, The Walt Disney Co. (Asia Pacific) Ltd. didn't address the allegations in detail. "When factory audits, or information otherwise brought to us by third parties, reveal noncompliance with our (labor standards) code, we seek to work with the factory and, if appropriate, the vendor or licensee concerned to develop a remediation plan to bring its operations into compliance with our code," the statement said...At the Qisheng [Chai Seng] factory, workers allegedly were paid late, receiving their pay for March this year on May 10. Jianlong [Kamlong] factory reportedly banned ill workers from taking sick leave when they had to rush to fill orders...The survey alleged that the Jianlong [Kamlong] factory only bought medical or accident insurance for some employees for show when there was an audit...

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