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Article

30 Jun 2010

Author:
St. Petersburg Times [USA]

Worker rights group slams Jabil Circuit factory conditions in China

A U.S.-based worker rights group…released a report Tuesday that claims St. Petersburg-based Jabil Circuit's factory in Guangzhou, China, is rife with "cruel and inhuman" conditions…The report, by the National Labor Committee…says it found illegal or unreasonable working conditions…to…the use of a factory security force that acts like a "police force overseeing prisoners"…”A quick look over this lengthy summary…paints a very accusatory but not very accurate picture," Jabil said in a statement. "Jabil takes employee working conditions and rights very seriously and has been…conducting employee surveys to be sure that we are proactively addressing any issues."