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November 01, 2005
Wal*Mart-Written Settlement Over Child Labor is a Sham, Says Federal Inspector
Apparently, Chinese prison labor and 75-year old 'greeters' are no longer enough to maintain those "everyday low low prices"; Wal-Mart needs child forklift operators. Thanks to a sham of a settlement, Wal-Mart will probably get to keep them, since U.S. Department of Labor agreed to give the chain two weeks' notice before further inspecting stores for child labor violations.
"In a scathing 94-page report released Monday, a federal inspector general said there were critical flaws in a controversial U.S. Department of Labor settlement with Wal-Mart over violations of child labor laws in Connecticut and other states -- and that Wal-Mart attorneys had written key provisions of the deal." (Read full story in the Hartford Courant).
The New York Times also has the story (link will probably go dead after a week or so).
Posted by MJuhre at November 1, 2005 10:27 AM