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“No Tibetans Hired”

July 30, 2013;

China Labor Watch, a New York based NGO (non government organisation), has issued a report claiming that Pegatron, a key Apple supplier, is discriminating against Tibetans in its recruitment policy for its Chinese factories. China Labor Watch accused Pegatron of “discriminatory hiring practices”. A Pegatron recruitment poster says “Hui, Sala, Yi, Tibetan, Uighur etc. who have unique lifestyles and customs, will not be accepted.”

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