Your…iPhone, Nokia cell phone or Dell keyboard…was likely made…in Asia by workers who have few rights...the…National Labor Committee…alleged that workers at a supplier to Microsoft, Dell and other brands in Dongguan, China, were clocking mandatory 81-hour weeks...Dell said in an email that a "corrective action plan" has since been developed...Microsoft spokesperson said it was investigating the supplier firm and would make any "necessary improvements."...Codes of conduct...permit the big brands to pat themselves on the back, even as workers continue to be exploited...The Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition... in 2007 and 2008…found rampant violations of its code of conduct on working hours and wages and benefits…in February 2009, Apple found that nearly 60 percent of audited suppliers violated its code of conduct guidelines. [Also refers to HP]