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Monday, June 11, 2007

TARNISHED MEDALS

Olympic firms 'abusing workers'

Some official merchandise for the 2008 Olympics in China has been made using child labour, forced overtime and low wages to boost profits, a report says.

Playfair - an alliance of world trade unions - has condemned "severe workers' rights violations" in four Chinese factories ahead of the Beijing games.

Beijing gets top marks from IOC

Beijing has been given a big thumbs up by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after a three-day inspection.

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