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Article

3 May 2006

Author:
National Labor Committee

U.S. Jordan Free Trade Agreement Descends into Human Trafficking

Tens of Thousands of Foreign Guest workers Stripped of their passports, trapped in involuntary servitude, sewing clothing for Wal-Mart, Gloria Vanderbilt [part of Jones Apparel], Target, Kohl's, Thalia Sodi for Kmart [part of Sears], Victoria's Secret [part of Limited Brands], L.L.Bean and others... In a factory called Al Safa, which was sewing garments for Gloria Vanderbilt, a young woman hung herself after being raped by a manager.