------ Kunden das Einkaufen an einem Wal-Mart Supercenter in Shanghai, China, 16. Oktober 2009 gesehen. Wal-Mart Stores Incs Nachfrage nach Rock-bottom Preis
--FILE--Customers are seen shopping at a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Shanghai, China, 16 October 2009. Wal-Mart Stores Incs demand for rock-bottom prices from suppliers in China means some of these companies are forcing their employees to work in sweatshop-like conditions, a new report said on Wednesday (25 November 2009). China Labor Watch said Wal-Mart, which also operates more than 250 stores in China, is failing to pick up on such abuses when it carries out audits of certain suppliers, calling into doubt pledges to source ethically. As the worlds largest retailer, Wal-Mart leverages its massive product orders to purchase goods at low prices, and workers suffer the financial burden, China Labor Watch, a New York-based rights group, said. Wal-Mart said it launched an investigation into the five factories referenced in the report after learning of the allegations.
