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Event: Wal-Mart Worker tour |
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Second International Wal-Mart Worker
Tour. For more information: www.laborrights.org.
Jan 28-29: Kansas City, MO (Rollback Wal-Mart conference)
Jan 28: Manhattan, KS
Jan 29: Lawrence, KS
Jan 30: Truman State in MO
Jan 31: American University in DC
Feb 1: Clark University in MA
Feb 2: Central CT State University
Feb 3: Yale in CT
Feb 5: Western MA
Feb 6: Rhode Island/Brown University
Feb 7-8: Bangor, Maine
Feb 9-11: Global Unions conference in NYC
See PDF with location details.
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News story: Maryland Sets a Health
Cost for Wal-Mart |
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The Maryland legislature passed a
law Thursday, January 12, that would require Wal-Mart Stores to increase
spending on employee health insurance, a measure that is expected
to be a model for other states. Read article. |
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December 21, 2005 |
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Report: Blood & Exhaustion;
Behind Bargain Toys Made in China for Wal-Mart and Dollar General |
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A report issued by China Labor Watch and the National
Labor Committee details labor violations in a toy factory that supplies
Wal-Mart. To read the whole report, click here. |
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Statement: USAS Response to
Wal-Mart's Announcement to Toughen Standards in Supply Factories
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Due to Wal-Mart's announcement to toughen standards
in supply factories (published in LA Times, October 20; see
article) United Students Against Sweatshops has written an statement
(see
statement and organizations which have endorsed it ). The statement
has been signed by Campaign for Labor Rights, International Labor
Rights Fund, Sweartfree Communities, Maquila Solidarity Network, National
Labor Committee, among other organizations. |
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November, 2005: |
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Event: Wal-Mart Worker tour
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To expose glaring examples of Wal-Mart's complete
lack of corporate accountability, the International Labor Rights Fund
is coordinating a Wal-Mart supplier factory and farm worker tour.
Read more
Please contact Trina.Tocco@ILRF.org
or call 202-347-4100x112 for more information or to include
your community in the worker tour. |
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November 13-19, 2005: |
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Event: Week of action: Higher Expectations
Week
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Visit Wal-Mart
Watch to find out how you can take part. |
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June 1, 2005: |
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Robert Greenwald's new movie: Wal-Mart: The
High Cost of Low Price |
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Robert Greenwald, the documentary filmmaker who
made the film "Outfoxed," has made a
new film about Wal-Mart. Premier week is November 13th-19th. 3000+
screenings in 19 countries and all 50 states are already in the works
for the largest grassroots mobilization in movie history. More info,
and how to host a screening on: http://www.walmartmovie.com
. Want to know how the film will address the issues of trade and
globalization? Read more |
