Child labour claims in China Olympic report

Backpacks, caps and other products for the 2008 Beijing Olympics are being made in Chinese factories that use child labour, a report said.

Backpacks, caps and other products for the 2008 Beijing Olympics are being made in Chinese factories that use child labour, a report said.

The report, compiled by PlayFair 2008 – an alliance of global trade unions and labour groups – identified four factories that it says are abusing Chinese and international labour standards to produce Olympics-licensed products.

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