A new report on labor conditions at The Gap says, according to Reuters, that ...forced labor, child labor, paying below minimum wage, physical punishment and coercion are some of the widespread workers' rights violations occurring at many of its factories worldwide. Says who? The Gap. Looks like they figured out that those glossy letters that they sent those of us who've written them protesting their sweatshops over the years weren't particularly convincing.
5/13/2004
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Josh Eidelson received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Political Science from Yale University, where he helped lead the Undergraduate Organizing Committee. He has written about local and national politics as an opinion columnist for the Yale DailyNews, a research fellow for Talking Points Media, and a contributor to CampusProgress.org. Views expressed here are solely his own. Contact: "jeidelson" at "gmail" dot com.
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