Wal-Mart Under Fire by Xinhua for Dismissed China Workers
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sent a chilling message to whistle-blowers by firing four Chinese staff who accused it of food-safety violations, and authorities should intervene, a state-media commentary said.
“Relevant authorities need to step in quickly, and not let such suspected acts of revenge be carried out with impunity,” Xinhua reporter Zhang Chen said in a four-sentence post to the official Xinhua News Agency’s microblog.