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mother earth

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4. It's worst than I thought, here's a real eye opener.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun May 19, 2013, 03:54 PM

May 2013

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/16/u-s-retailers-arent-signing-a-new-safety-accord-for-bangladesh-heres-why/

Nearly all of the major U.S. clothing chains — including Wal-Mart, Target, Gap Inc., and J.C. Penney — declined to sign on to an international safety pact that would require them to pay for inspections and upgrades in Bangladeshi garment factories. The retailers worried that the agreement would give labor groups and others the ability to sue them in U.S. courts.

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NYT: As Firms Line Up on Factories, Wal-Mart Plans Solo Effort [View all] Omaha Steve May 2013 OP

Crap Jeans too. formercia May 2013 #1

Of course they aren't willing to "sign on" to broad safety measures, what would be next? Pesky mother earth May 2013 #2

14 more than Wal-Mart, add Macy's JCPenney, Kohl's, Sears/Kmart, Nordstrom's, & more, huge USA FAIL! mother earth May 2013 #3

It's worst than I thought, here's a real eye opener. mother earth May 2013 #4