Publications and Resources
- Wal-Mart Shareholder Meeting 2008 Speech
- Trina Tocco 6/6/2008
- Trina Tocco, ILRF's Campaign Coordinator spoke at Wal-Mart's Shareholder Meeting on June 6, 2008 to defend Resolution #7 which calls for the Establishment of a Human Rights Committee within Wal-Mart's Board of Directors.
- 2008 Wal-Mart Sweatshop Workers Speaking Tour Round-Up
- 5/13/2008
- April 7-18, 2008 workers from factories and fields abroad visited communities in Michigan and Ohio to raise awareness about labor conditions in Wal-Mart’s supply chains.
- Ethical Standards and Working Conditions in Wal-Mart's Supply Chain
- International Labor Rights Forum 10/24/2007
- On the second anniversary of the “21st Century Leadership” speech made by Mr. Lee Scott, Wal-Mart CEO, the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) releases its research report on the Ethical Standards and Working Conditions in Wal-Mart’s Supply Chain.
- Wal-Mart's Sustainability Initiative: A Civil Society Critique
- Big Box Collaborative, Institute for Policy Studies, and others 9/6/2007
- This report was coordinated by the Big Box Collaborative, which brings together representatives from labor, environmental and public health groups, consumer advocates, shareholder activists, international trade and labor rights groups, faith-based organizations, communities, and others from around the world in a collaborative approach to transforming the Big Box Retail Industry and, in particular, Wal-Mart.
- Letter of Concern to Wal-Mart re: Global Social Compliance Program
- International Labor Rights Forum 8/30/2007
- Dear Mr. Scott,
We are concerned with the recent initiative developed by Carrefour, Metro, Migros, Tesco, and Wal-Mart.
- Download Anti-Wal-Mart Sweatshop Postcards (Color)
- 1/1/2007
- ILRF has produced postcards that you can distribute to family, friends, Wal-Mart shoppers and others that you would like to educate about Wal-Mart's use of sweatshops.
- Download a Wal-Mart sweatshops educational flier
- 1/1/2007
- Download the Wal-Mart educational flier to hand out in your community.
This flier is a great way to open up a conversation about how Wal-Mart's abusive policies towards workers has a negative impact on all of us.
- Fashion Victims
- War on Want 12/1/2006
- Read about the true cost of cheap clothes in Bangladesh at Primark, Asda and Tesco in this report.
- Wal-Mart in China: The High Cost of Low Prices
- ILRF 10/25/2006
- Millions of consumers across the United States buy products from Wal-mart and other brands bearing the “Made in China” label. However, behind the label lies the exploitation of Chinese workers.
- USAS’ Response to Wal-Mart’s Announcement to Toughen Standards in Supplier Factories
- United Students Against Sweatshops 10/15/2005
- United Students Against Sweatshops’ Response to Wal-Mart’s Announcement to Toughen Standards in Supplier Factories
Wal-Mart has received a considerable amount of press since its announcement yesterday to toughen its standards with regards to overseas suppliers.
