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28 Oct 2008

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SweatFree Communities

[DOC] SweatFree Communities rejoinder to Wal-Mart

Let us focus this discussion on the changes that will benefit the greatest possible number of Bangladeshi garment workers in the shortest possible time... In an attempt to work cooperatively with Wal-Mart to address working conditions at JMS Garments, we did not publicly release our original report, but instead revised the report to account for Wal-Mart’s factory engagement which has resulted in some positive changes... But we do not lose sight of the fact that Wal-Mart should have known about the abuses... We are glad to see the possibility for common ground on some central issues that require close attention. The first issue is transparency... The second issue is factory monitoring... The final and most important issue is Wal-Mart’s purchasing practices.