African Labour Research Network investigators found that many
factory inspectors at Kenya's Labour Ministry took bribes
from Chinese and other companies to overlook bad practices. Despite
reports that in Malawi, workers for Chinese companies were
mixing cement with their bare hands and others had to work 12-hour
shifts without a break, there is little follow-up by authorities.
In Kenya, the Blue Wave Group sacked all its workers in June 2008
when they tried to form a union....
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