Wal-Mart’s 2005 Report on Ethical Sourcing...suggested the company may be responding positively to widespread criticism on a number of issues...[T]he company has...been hit with a lawsuit claiming it allegedly ignored sweatshop conditions in five countries[,]...China, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nicaragua and Swaziland [,]...The suit claims that Wal-Mart failed to... ensure that its suppliers pay basic wages due; forced them to work excessive hours[,]...no...holidays; obstructed their attempts to form a union... The recent unionisation of Wal-Mart stores across China may have neutralised at least one claim, but the company still faces criticisms at many levels...Lawrence Jackson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Procurement, addressed some of those concerns [saying]...”in 2005 we implemented several enhancements to our Ethical Standards program…encompassing health and safety practices, freedom of association, and the rights of foreign contract workers. We increased the number of our auditors…Despite this..., the report notes that high risk violations increased from 35.6 percent to 52.3 percent; an interesting consequence of the company increasing unannounced audits by more than 100 percent.