Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 hey..that $.35 they make an hour costs tinkerbell a third vacation home... Disney hires auditor to probe alleged labour abuses at Chinese factories 10:55 AM EDT Aug 19 MINA LEE HONG KONG (AP) - The Walt Disney Co. said Friday it has hired an auditor to investigate claims that its Chinese contractors pay workers below minimum wage, demand excessive overtime and cheat labour monitors by faking pay slips. Disney said it has asked the nonprofit firm Verite to probe allegations by the Hong Kong-based Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour, a new group aimed at protecting Chinese workers' rights, in its report titled Recovering Mickey's Conscience. The operator of one of the factories named in the report, Hong Kong- based Nord Race Paper International Ltd., denied some of the accusations, saying it fully complies with Chinese labour laws. The allegations come less than a month before the Sept. 12 opening of Hong Kong Disneyland, which Disney hopes will draw throngs of tourists from neighboring mainland China. " Disney and its licensees will work closely with Verite to ensure a thorough investigation of these claims and take the appropriate actions to remediate violations found, " a Disney statement said. It said that it had previously found and addressed international labor standard violations at some factories identified in the Hong Kong group's report, and that those offenses were not as serious as the latest claims. a blinding flash hotter than the sun dead bodies lie across the path the radiation colors the air finishing one by one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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