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Article

9 May 2002

Author:
UNITE - Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees

Gap worker in Africa stabbed, others in Central America threatened, rights violated in multiple countries

Gap Sweatshop Workers to Confront Gap Shareholders on Friday at Annual Meeting in Albuquerque With New Evidence of Labor Abuses - Employee at Gap Factory in Lesotho Stabbed by Plant Manager while Protesting Conditions; She Was Scheduled to Attend Shareholder Meeting, but U.S. State Dept. Denies Visa and Muzzles Worker Voice Against Large U.S. Retailer [refers to El Salvador and Guatemala]