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Right to Form Independent Unions Denied; More than 80% of Wal-Mart’s merchandise suppliers are in China, where workers do not have the right of freedom of association.
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www.unionvoice.org/campaign/WalMartsweatshops
www.unionvoice.org/campaign/WalMartsweatshops
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On September 13, 2005, workers at Wal-Mart suppliers in China, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Swaziland, and Nicaragua filed a class action lawsuit in Los Angeles on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated seeking to end Wal-Mart’s reign over a sweatshop gulag that condemns workers around the world to provide...
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www.unionvoice.org/campaign/WalMartsweatshops/explanati...
www.unionvoice.org/campaign/WalMartsweatshops/explanation
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Image of a shirt sold at Wal-Mart produced by a Cambodian worker that makes about $1.50 a day. Credit: Hanh Nguye ... Because of Wal-Mart's sheer size, it has been a central focus for ILRF's work since 2004. The company has grown to become the world's largest retailer and corporation, with over 60 ... End Wal-Mart Sweatshops!
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www.laborrights.org/creating-a-sweatfree-world/wal-mart...
www.laborrights.org/creating-a-sweatfree-world/wal-mart-campaign
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Wal-Mart. Sweatshop Toys Made in China. “Always Low Prices” Means Rolling Back Respect. For Human Rights. For the last four years, beginning in 2002, ...
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www.chinalaborwatch.org/upload/Wal-MartLungcheongReport...
www.chinalaborwatch.org/upload/Wal-MartLungcheongReport.pdf
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Wal-Mart Watch is a nationwide campaign to reveal the harmful impact of walmart on american families and demand reform of their business practices. ... Last year at Christmas, Wal-Mart released a staggering list of 63 separate wage and hour lawsuits that had been settled by the company, at cost ranging from $352 million to...
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walmartwatch.com/
walmartwatch.com/
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however, the majority of its goods are made outside the U.S. and often in sweatshops. Critics believe that Wal-Mart opens stores to saturate the marketplace and clear out the competition, then closes the stores and leaves them sitting empty.
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www.pbs.org/itvs/storewars/stores3.html
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Below are some stories of Wal-Mart sweatshops workers from around the world. And behind these stories are families and hardship that continues to live on. Some of the stories are anonymous in order to protect the workers.
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lrights.igc.org/projects/corporate/walmart/index.html
lrights.igc.org/projects/corporate/walmart/index.html
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It's not huge news that Wal-Mart uses such oppressive and draconian tactics to make their goods, but it isn't everyday you get to hear about sweatshops first hand from a worker.
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blog.wakeupwalmart.com/ufcw/2008/04/walmart_sweatsh.htm...
blog.wakeupwalmart.com/ufcw/2008/04/walmart_sweatsh.html
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Workers at Chong Won Fashion International, a Wal-Mart factory in the Philippines, go on strike September 25, 2006 . (Read Press Release) ... When Wal-Mart said it would talk to union leaders before they did an unannounced audit, they instead found 3 union leaders at the end of the audit visit and interviewed them while...
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www.proutist-universal.org/archives/001231.html
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