Microsoft to Investigate Conditions in China Plant

Microsoft says it will investigate reports of poor working conditions at a factory in southern China that makes some of its products.

A nonprofit that looks into the treatment of foreign workers by U.S. companies published a report Tuesday detailing long working hours, low pay, insufficient food and few freedoms for workers at the KYE Systems Corp. factory in Dongguan, China.

In a blog post, Microsoft says a team of independent auditors are headed to the KYE factory. The software maker says it already does annual inspections at KYE.

The KYE factory makes Microsoft-brand Webcams, computer mice and Xbox controllers.