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The U.S.-based China Labor Watch and the National Labor Committee released a report detailing allegations of harsh working conditions and of violations of workers' access to injury and health insurance at a doll factory in Southern China. The report stated that workers are obliged to toil up to 94 hours a week, and are forced to stay on the job to meet stringent production quotas and the denial of paid sick leave and other benefits. The edgy, urban-styled rival to the Barbie doll is made by a subcontractor in the southern export hub of Shenzhen, as is typical of many products sold in the U.S. and elsewhere.