Fast-food giants 'did violate laws'

China's top trade union announced yesterday that McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut have violated the country's labor laws by underpaying part-time workers in the southern city of Guangzhou.

The fast-food giants must correct their wrongdoings and pay the workers retroactively, said Li Shouzhen, a senior official with the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU).

"A joint investigation by the Guangdong provincial trade union and the labor authorities confirmed media reports about the companies' unlawful practice," Li told a news briefing in Beijing.