HONG KONG: A labour watchdog yesterday slammed the London Olympics organisers over alleged human rights abuses at Chinese “sweatshops” producing Games merchandise.
The group said labourers at two Chinese factories producing merchandise including Olympics mascots Wenlock and Mandeville worked up to 120 hours of overtime a month, or nearly three times the legal limit.
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