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Date of publication: April 20, 2008

Source: Press & Guide (Dearborn, MI)

Author: Jason Carmel Davis

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The workers have spoken at a number of events throughout the Midwest during a tour that took them to churches, universities, and community centers in 10 cities. Wal-Mart last month opened a Supercenter on Ford Road in Dearborn near the Southfield Freeway.

The tour is co-sponsored by a number of local community groups, the International Labor Rights Forum and SweatFree Communities.

One of the speakers, Didier Leiton, who spent 17 years picking pineapples and bana-nas for Del Monte — Wal-Mart sells Del Monte products in its stores — in Costa Rica, said products are produced under adverse conditions...