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Date of publication: March 16, 2009

Source: Crain's New York Business Insider

Author: Daniel Massey

Excerpt from article:

A labor and clergy coalition released a report Wednesday that alleges severe violations at eight factories that supply products to the state of New York. Abuses including mandatory pregnancy tests, forced unpaid overtime and verbal harassment were uncovered at factories in countries ranging from China to Honduras to the United States. The Labor-Religion Coalition of New York State is calling on the state to establish a sweatshop-free code of conduct and to disclose all factories that contract with New York suppliers...