Gap, Mattel, Speedo, Wal-Mart Products Linked to Child P1
Charles Kernaghan executive director of the National Labor Committee, discusses recent scandals linking children’s products to sweatshop labor. National Labor Committee recently found forced labor of up to 90 hours a week and pay as low as 46 cents an hour in Chinese factories linked to Mateel. The clothing company the Gap has announced its cut ties with a subcontractor found to be holding children in slave-like conditions in India to make clothing sold by Gap Kids. The London Observer revealed Sunday that children as young as ten years old have been subjected to work long hours without pay and regular threats and beatings. Gap began auditing its labor conditions in 2004, years after reports of abusive conditions at its factories first emerged.
The Gap expose is only the latest scandal linking children’s products to sweatshop labor. Earlier this year the toy giant Mattel recalled some 21 million China-made toys found to contain lead paint easily swallowed by children. Last week the National Labor Committee in Support of Human and Worker Rights released three reports documenting the conditions for workers making those toys. The reports found forced labor of up to 90 hours a week and pay as low as 46 cents an hour. Aside from Mattel, other companies using the factories include Wal-Mart, McDonalds and the swimwear manufacturer Speedo.
Charles Kernaghan is the executive director of the National Labor Committee, widely considered this country’s leading voice in exposing the foreign labor abuses of major U.S. corporations. He joins me in the firehouse studio.
* Charles Kernaghan, Executive Director of the National Labor Committee.
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August 14th, 2009 at 10:06 am
You know what bugs …
You know what bugs me about these sort of videos?
They’re usually produced by people who embrace the ideology of the government that encourages the abuse.
August 14th, 2009 at 10:06 am
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August 14th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Modern day …
Modern day slavery.I try to tell everyone ,Hemp can save the world and feed them as well.Nothing else can save us.If you know something better say it?
August 14th, 2009 at 10:06 am
check out John …
check out John Riches shutten down detroit and the ibuyusa video on you tube the guy has great words. We cant be sheep and spellbound anymore by deceitful politicians, media, and forieign unfair trading countries wich are paying and owning these peoples greedy souls.They are not American Patriots They are about me not We.Support Fair trade Domestic owned. BUY USA on line and at stores. Country First !!!
August 14th, 2009 at 10:06 am
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August 14th, 2009 at 10:06 am
fuck walmart and …
walmart and all these ing pigs, i hope someone subjects them to the treatment they impliment in their sweatshops.
August 14th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Google: Sam’s Club …
Google: Sam’s Club 6625+FBI regarding the corrupt Walmart and how the FBI protects them.
August 14th, 2009 at 10:06 am
this is so …
this is so disgusting, corporations shouldn’t get away with this. Its criminal.
More people should be made aware of this.
Read “no logo” by naomi klein. Its all about things like this and also mcdonalds, disney, nike, gap etc.
August 14th, 2009 at 10:06 am
i saw a documentary …
i saw a documentary on this on tv a couple of months ago. i agree so strongly and the publicity of this problem is so low. thanks a lot for posting this, i can show people i know and they will actually believe me now.