NWCL firm workers 'suffering'

More than 1,300 migrant workers employed by a Hong Kong-based property developer have suffered from overdue wages, poor living conditions and other forms of mistreatment, a human rights organization has claimed.

The Hong Kong-based Students and Scholars against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM) said on Sunday its claims were based on interviews with 1,301 migrant workers - 13 percent of the total number of workers of New World China Land (NWCL) - in seven mainland cities between July and December.

"The workers were only allowed to borrow 300 yuan ($44) to 500 yuan as cost of living from the labor contractors each month. That is only 10 to 20 percent of their deserved salary," the SACOM report said.