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| Date | Issue | Title |
| 13th Sep 2005 | Questionable Practice | Wal-Mart hit by 'sweatshop' claim |
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| US retail giant Wal-Mart has been hit with a lawsuit that claims it ignores sweatshop conditions at many of its suppliers' factories around the world. The class-action suit has been filed in Los Angeles on behalf of 15 workers in Bangladesh, Swaziland, Indonesia, China and Nicaragua. Each claims they were paid less than the minimum wage and not given overtime payments. Some say they were beaten. Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, said it was looking into the matter. The lawsuit alleges that Wal-Mart has failed to monitor working conditions at its overseas suppliers. It further claims that the low prices Wal-Mart demands force some suppliers to resort to sweatshop conditions. "It's really too early for us to be able to say anything about this particular complaint," said Wal-Mart spokeswoman Beth Kath. "It involves a number of companies and manufacturers and we're just beginning our research to learn more." |
| Other Reports on Wal-Mart | |||
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| 6th Feb 2007 | Questionable Practice | Wal-Mart | Wal-Mart bias case to go to trial |
| 13th Oct 2006 | Questionable Practice | Wal-Mart | Wal-Mart must pay workers $78m |
| 8th Sep 2006 | Other Issue | Wal-Mart | Sweden Blacklists Wal-Mart Stock Over Ethics |
| 10th Apr 2006 | Other Issue | Wal-Mart | Wal-Mart bank application probed |
| 23rd Dec 2005 | Questionable Practice | Wal-Mart | Wal-Mart must pay workers $172m |
| 18th Mar 2005 | Other Issue | Wal-Mart | Wal-Mart to pay immigrants fine |
| 6th Jan 2005 | Questionable Practice | Wal-Mart | Wal-Mart to pay $14m in gun suit |
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