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A new report by Finnish NGO Finnwatch "reveals serious violations of basic human and labor rights in Thai factories involved in the production of major ... European retail chains' private label products," the company said on its website.

Finnwatch led an investigation into two tuna companies, Thai Union Manufacturing and Unicord, and a fruit processing company, all of which produce to the global market.

In "structured in-depth interviews" with researchers, the factory workers, mainly migrants from neighboring countries, described the "forced and child labor, unlawfully low wages, excessive overtime, abuse by managers and unsafe working conditions," Finnwatch said.

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