Organisers of the London Olympics are to introduce new measures to protect workers making merchandise for the Games following evidence of exploitation, unions said yesterday.
The TUC and international garment workers campaign group Labour Behind the Label said they had uncovered evidence of child labour, excessive hours and dangerous working practices at two factories in China.
The union organisation said Olympic organisers Locog have now agreed to take steps to ensure that workers making goods for this summer's event have their rights respected.
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said: "Locog had gone further than any previous Games organisers in adopting an ethical code and complaints mechanism, but as our research shows this hasn't been nearly enough to prevent abuses from taking place.
"We welcome Locog's acknowledgement that further action is necessary and its commitment to act immediately to ensure that factory owners can no longer exploit workers in the name of the Olympics."
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