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1 Jul 2008

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SweatFree Communities

[PDF] Subsidizing Sweatshops - How our tax dollars fund the race to the bottom, and what cities and states can do

Subsidizing Sweatshops [report has] reveal[ed] severe human rights violations in factories [used by companies] that...[supply] public employee uniforms for the [USA] federal government... [specific accusations include]...child labor...Illegally low poverty wages...Forced overtime... Excessively long work hours causing physical ailments...Verbal, physical, and sexual abuse... Pregnancy testing...No freedom of speech or freedom of association...[and workers] Forced to lie to the company auditors...[refers to Bob Barker Company, Blauer Manufacturing, Lion Apparel, Cintas, Fechheimer Brothers (part of Berkshire Hathaway), Propper International, Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing, Rocky Brands, Eagle Industries, Arena Fashion Wear, Grupo Karim, Suprema Manufacturing (part of Propper), Charming Enterprises Limited, Hollywood Garments Ltd, Atlantic Tactical, Navarra Group, Gap, Warnaco, American Eagle, EJ Footwear, Georgia Boot, Lehigh, Durango, Quan Tak Footware Company [part of Taiwanese Enterprise Shing Tak Footwear Group], Michael Bianco, Calypso Apparel, EPIC Designs Ltd, Pearl Buying Services, New Wide Garment]

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