Report: GE supplier in China accused of labor abuses

USA Today
03/25/2008

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A new report says a Chinese factory that makes light bulbs for Connecticut-based General Electric (GE) subjects many of its employees to 64-hour work weeks and toxic mercury used in the production process.

Cleveland-based Policy Matters Ohio accuses Xiamen Topstar Lighting Co. of violating China's labor law and GE's own corporate policies. Xiamen Topstar is a joint venture between Topstar in China and Fairfield, Conn.-based GE... 

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