Publications

Wal-Mart Sweatshops Litigation Demands

Publication Date: 

September 13, 2005

On September 13, 2005, workers at Wal-Mart suppliers in China, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Swaziland, and Nicaragua filed a class action lawsuit in Los Angeles on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated seeking to end Wal-Mart’s reign over a sweatshop gulag that condemns workers around the world to provide forced and uncompensated labor. These workers can barely survive on what wages they do receive, while Wal-Mart grew to become the world’s largest retailer and continues to post record profits.

Petition to Remove Guatemala from the List of Beneficiary Developing Countries Under the Generalized System of Preferences (2005)

Publication Date: 

June 15, 2005
A second petition filed by WOLA and USLEAP, updating and incorporating their 2004 petition to which the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) had not yet responded, urging the USTR to review the government of Guatemala's failure to enforce its labor laws. This second petition again presents an argument that Guatemala should not remain a beneficiary of preferential trade treatment due to the labor abuses cited therein.

Asian Migrant Workers at Ramatex in Namibia

Publication Date: 

May 1, 2005

This report presents the key findings of a pilot research project on Asian migrant workers working at Ramatex, conducted from 31st August 04 to 4th October 2004. This pilot research was funded by the International Labor Rights Fund, and jointly facilitated by the Labour Resource and Research Institute (LaRRI) and the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers Federation (ITGLWF).

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