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To pass Walmart's social responsibility audit, Guangxi Wuzhou Tianmijia Bee Industry required employees to memorize false statements to cover up long-term mandatory overtime without days off, wage withholding, illegal employment practices, and lack of fire safety facilities, while also carrying out hasty temporary renovations to cope with the inspection.

The company had never conducted fire drills; had it not been for Walmart's audit, the emergency lights and exit signs in the workshop would not have been powered on, and the smoke alarms, emergency alarms, and emergency lights in other areas were only installed two days before the audit.

To prepare for the Walmart audit on September 9, 2026, the factory launched a major cleaning and renovation push in mid-August, canceling rest days and working continuous overtime purely for show.