Walmart response

Author: Walmart

As a result of our auditing process, the Narong Seafood facility was red-disapproved in June 2012. Walmart does not – and will not – tolerate child labor of any type in our supply chain. We continue to work with our key partners, including United...

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• This is a response from the following companies: Wal-Mart de Mexico

Wal-Mart de Mexico (Walmex) did not respond to: AFL-CIO report "Responsibility Outsourced" raises several serious labour rights concerns including anti-union actions, harms to workers' health, harassment at audited & certified factories.

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• Related in-depth areas: AFL-CIO report on failures of social audits & certification at protecting workers rights - 2013
• This is a non response from the following companies: Wal-Mart de Mexico (Walmex)

Response by Wal-Mart de Mexico (Walmex): Garment workers protesting unpaid wages after owners closed factory demand action from H&M and Walmart, which workers say bought from the factory.

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• This is a response from the following companies: Wal-Mart de Mexico

Striking garment factory workers in Cambodia

Author: Compiled by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Throughout January 2013 garment factory workers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, camped out and protested in front of Kingsland factory (part of Gold Ocean) demanding payment of overdue wages and benefits. According to the workers, in September 2012, they...

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• Related in-depth areas: Striking garment factory workers in Cambodia
• Related companies: H&M Wal-Mart de Mexico Walmart

The Bribery Aisle: How Wal-Mart Got Its Way in Mexico

Author: The New York Times

Wal-Mart longed to build in Elda Pineda’s alfalfa field. It was an ideal location...barely a mile from its ancient pyramids, which draw tourists from around the world...One major obstacle stood in Wal-Mart’s way...the town’s elected leaders had just...

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New York Pension Funds to Challenge Wal-Mart

Author: Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times [USA]

Concerned about Wal-Mart’s reported cover-up of bribery in its Mexico operations, leaders of New York City’s pension funds said Monday they would vote their 4.7 million company shares against five directors standing for re-election to the retailer’s...

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Walmart Investors Voice Deep Concerns over Bribery Allegations

Author: Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility

Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility...are dismayed by recent reports in the New York Times alleging systemic bribery and corruption to facilitate the rapid expansion of their retail operations in Mexico...In a 1999 letter to...

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