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:: Friday, February 13, 2004 ::
Wal-Mart and China: the ultimate joint venture by Jim Lobe, rabble news
Make it quick, make it flexible, make it cheap
Wal-Mart and other major global retailers in the apparel and food industries are driving down working conditions for millions of mostly women workers worldwide, according to a new report by the British-based international development agency, Oxfam.
Despite the retailers' claims that they demand their contractors comply with basic labour standards, their demands for ever-quicker and cheaper goods are making compliance impossible in many cases, according to the report, Trading Away Our Rights.------------------------------------------- posted 6:45 AM :: reference link ::
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