China probes child labor claim
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Beijing Olympics organizers vowed on Monday to come down hard on any cases of children being used to produce merchandise for the Games, after a report accused factories of "gross exploitation".
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More than 1,000 people, many of them young children, have been forced to work as slaves in a brutal human trafficking ring in China that has shocked and outraged the nation, police said Friday.
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The good news is that child labor in Asia is decreasing. The bad news? It's not declining fast enough.
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The U.S., European Union and Canada said they planned to ask the W.T.O. to investigate whether China has unfairly raised tariffs on imported auto parts.
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An inquiry into corruption that led to the sacking of a top official may implicate others, Chinese officials say.
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China announced a nationwide crackdown on enslavement and child labor on Wednesday, in the highest admission yet of grim exploitation in rural brick kilns where official complicity has been charged.
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SINGAPORE : China Aviation Oil has confirmed it is being probed by the Commercial Affairs Department for problems at the company. On Friday, the white-collar crime buster
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The state is investigating a day care center that disciplined a 5-year-old boy by spraying a vinegar-water solution in his mouth, although one official acknowledges such practices were once accepted.
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Makers of official 2008 Beijing Olympics merchandise are using child labour and abusing workers, campaigners say.
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The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday approved the first U.S. investigation into suspected Chinese government subsidies to exporters since 1991 in a case that could open the floodgate to more probes.
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BEIJING: Chinese authorities say preliminary findings into Sunday&#39;s mining accident point to negligence and greed. Mine bosses have been accused of being
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Apple Computer Inc. is investigating claims of poor working conditions at a Chinese iPod factory, the company said Friday, vowing not to tolerate any labor violations.
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An Indian supplier to clothing retailer Gap has been found using child labour to produce items for Gap Kids branches in Europe and the United States, the Observer newspaper reported here on Sunday.
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The State Department is seeking clarification from China about the status of Zhao Yan, a New York Times researcher who reportedly was arrested in Shanghai on charges of passing state secrets to foreigners.
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Ugandan police launch an investigation into allegations that two orphanages are involved in child trafficking.
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Apple Computer Inc. said Wednesday it was working to resolve a dispute over alleged labor abuses by an iPod manufacturer in China.
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The Olympic image could be damaged by allegations that children as young as 12 are being employed to make officially licensed products for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. That's the message Wednesday from Chen Feng, deputy director of marketing for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, who has summoned four manufacturers to Beijing to answer charges of labor-law violations in the making of Olympic goods.