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    :: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 ::

    China pressuring Wal-Mart to form unions BEIJING -- China's government-controlled union body is pressuring Wal-Mart to establish trade unions for thousands of its employees, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

    The All-China Federation of Trade Unions says Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, has not set up trade unions in any of its branches in China, leaving workers without protection of their legal rights, Xinhua said.
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