But it will most likely grow, because of the values in its statement: team work, training, hard work, quality control, the importance of client value, candor, selflessness, raising standards and helping others.

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Factory management turned a deaf ear to complaints about these conflicts and took no corrective measures, resulting in a work stoppage by quality control inspectors.

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Matsushita prides itself on its close work with this club, helping to improve training and quality control, for instance, as well as running insurance and pension programmes for workers.

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