Date of publication: April 15, 2009
Source: The Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) -- An anti-sweatshop group says an Ohio-based uniform company has improved conditions at its plant in Honduras, but there remains more to do.
The factory employs about 500 workers and makes uniforms for Dayton-based Lion Apparel and other companies.
SweatFree Communities said Wednesday that a workers-rights group reported in July that employees at the plant worked for below minimum wage, were forced to work overtime and were not enrolled in social security, and that female workers had to take pregnancy tests...