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To: RealMuLan who wrote (7499)	2/9/2004 8:22:54 PM
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Wal-Mart Accused Over Chinese Factory Labor rights groups on Monday accused the world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT - news), of turning a blind eye to abusive conditions at a factory in China that makes plastic toys for the company. The National Labor Committee and China Labor Watch said in a report that workers at the factory in Chang Ping Township in Guangdong province were paid less than the legal minimum and worked longer hours than legally allowed. A Wal-Mart spokesman said he was not aware of the specific allegations but that the company worked to ensure factories all over the world were run legally and inspected for abuses. The report said the Chinese factory management trained workers to answer prepared questions and paid them a bonus for remembering them correctly during visits by Wal-Mart inspectors. story.news.yahoo.com