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Made in China, Appendix

APPENDIX

UNICEF/ 93-1765/ Roger Lemoyne

APPENDIX 1

Who Control the $180 Billion a Year

U.S. apparel Market?

* 19 GIANT COMPANIES DO *

CONTROLLING 80% OF RENTAIL SLAES

COMPANY	SALES	EST. SALES APPAREL	MARKET SHARE (%) (n11)	OPERATING PR.
Wal-Mart Stores	104.9	26.2 (n1)	14.6	4,408.
Dayton-Hudson	25.4	19.0 (n2)	10.6	1,359.
Sears	38.2	15.4 (n4)	8.5	3,475.
J.C. Penney	23.6	14.6 (n3)	8.1	1,622.
Federated	15.7	11.7 (n2)	6.5	1,202.
May Co.	12.0	8.7 (n5)	4.9	1,509.
The Limited	8.6	8.6	4.8	648.
K Mart	31.4	7.3 (n6)	4.1	773.
Levi Strauss	61.0	6.1 (n8)	3.4	na
VF Corp.	51.4	5.1	2.9	557.
Sara Lee Corp.	197.3	4.4 (n7)	2.4	1,643.
Fruit of the Loom	24.5	2.4	1.4	325.
Liz Claiborne	22.2	2.2	1.2	235.
The Gap	52.8	5.3	2.9	729.
Kellwood	15.2	1.5	.9	85.
Woolworth	80.9	1.5 (n9)	.8	318.
Russell	12.4	1.2	.7	154.
Warnaco	10.6	1.1	.6	165.
Phillips Van Heusen	13.6	1.0 (n10)	.6	48.

IN MILLIONS	801.7	143.5	79.7	19,255

n1	25 percent of total sales are softgoods/domestics.
n2	Field specialist suggest that 75 percent of total sales are apparel sales.
n3	75 percent of store and catalog sales, excludes drug stores, insurance and "other" sales.
n4	Domestic department store sales were 30,742 million, an estimated 50 percent were apparel.
n5	Apparel sales are an estimated 75 percent of total sales.
n6	Footwear sales were subtracted from total retail sales. Wal-Mart estimated that apparel sales were of 25 percent of total sales.
n7	Includes only personal products division apportioned by Total U.S./Total Sales.
n8	1996 figures from Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies, Detroit.
n9	Includes only General Merchandise for the U.S. and Northern Group sales.
n10	Excludes footwear.
n11	The American Apparel Manufacturers Association says American consumers spent $180 billion on apparel purchases in 1996.

All data is most recent available: fiscal year 1996. Where fiscal year ends prior to July, year end is 1997.

Operating profit is profit from the company's major line of business. It includes income and expenses related to product production and sales. Pre-tax profit also includes income and expenses from other aspects of the company's operation, such as financial gains and losses, special items, or interest expense.

APPENDIX 2

Company Profiles/Working Conditions

FACTORIES IN CHINA PRODUCING GOODS FOR EXPORT TO THE U.S.

COMPANY/LABEL	FACTORY IN CHINA	WAGES PER HOUR	HOUR PER WEEK	CONDITIONS
Wal-Mart/Kathie Lee handbags	Liang Shi Handbag Factory	$.13 to $.23 an hour	60-70 hours per week/10 hour shifts/ 6-7 days a week	-- No factory fire exits -- Dirty, cramped dorms, 10 to a room -- For 70 hour week, warehouse workers earn $3.44 -- No benefits -- No legal work contract -- Never heard of Code of Conduct
Wal-Mart/Kathie Lee handbags	Ya Li Handbag, Limited	$.18 to $.28 an hour	60-hour normal work week, plus overtime up to 16-hour shifts	-- Forced overtime-stiff fines for refusal -- Overtime premium of 2 1/2 cents an hour -- Some workers not paid 3-4 months -- 12 to a dorm room -- No benefits, no work contract -- Never heard of Code of Conduct
Wal-Mart/Kathie Lee	Li Wen Factory	$.20 to $.35 an hour	84-hour work week/12-hour shifts/ 7 days a week mandatory 24-hour shifts during rush times	-- Forced overtime, severe fines for refusal -- No benefits, no overtime rate -- No fire exits in dormitories -- No work contract -- Never heard of Code of Conduct
Wal-Mart	Tianjin Yuhua Garment Factory	$.23 an hour	60-hour work week	Wal-Mart is pulling out of this factory and other large publicly-owned plants in the north to relocate its work to unregulated lower- wage privately-owned sweatshops in the south of China
Ann Taylor and Preview	Kang Yi Fashion Manufacturers	$.14 an hour	96 hour work week/7 days a week/7 a.m. to midnight	-- Never heard of Code of Conduct -- 6 to 10 in dorm rooms
Ralph Lauren, Ellen Tracy/ Linda Allard	Iris Fashions	$.23 an hour	72-to-80-hour week/12 to 15-hour shifts/6 days a week	-- No union -- Paid a $.06 an hour premium for overtime -- Paid $.02 for each shirt collar sewn
Esprit Label (Esprit Group)	You Li Fashion Factory	$.13 an hour	93 hour work week/7:30 7:30 a.m. to midnight/ 7 days a week	-- No overtime pay -- No benefits -- Sometimes need to work 24 hour shifts -- 6 to 8 to dorm room -- Dorm is dark and dirty -- Workers afraid -- Under constant surveillance -- Never heard of Corporate Code of Conduct
Liz Claiborne and Bugle Boy	Shanghai Shirt 2d Factory	$.25 an hour	66 hour work week/8 a.m. to 8 p.m./6 days a week	-- Fined if don't work overtime -- No union
Liz Claiborne	Shanghai Jiang District Silk Fashions Ltd.	$.28 an hour	60 to 70 hours a week/11 1/2 hour shift/6 days a week
J.C. Penney	Zhong Mei Garment Factory	$.18 an hour	78 hours a week/11 hour shifts/7 days a week	-- No union -- No benefits -- Workers never heard of J.C. Penney Corporate Code of Conduct
Casual Corner	Chunmei Garments Factory	$.18 an hour	64-hour work week/ 10 1/2 hour shifts/ 6 days a weeks	-- Workers never heard of Corporate Code of Conduct -- When there is no work, the workers are not paid
Kmart	Shanghai No.4 Shirt Factory	$.28 an hour	70 hours a week
T.J. Maxx	Jun Mei Fashion Co.	$.16 an hour	70 hour work week	-- No union -- 8 to dorm room
(Embroidery Work for various U.S. companies)	Mei Yi Embroidery Factory	$.28 an hour	70 hours a week/ 12 hour shifts/ 6 days a week	-- No benefits
(Embroidery Work for various U.S. companies)	Tianjin Mei Hua Computer Embroidery Garment Company	$.28 an hour	78 hours a week/ 11 hour shifts/ 7 days a week	-- No union
Cherokee Jeans	Meiming Garment Factory	$.24 an hour	60-70-hour work week	-- No benefits -- Workers never heard of monitoring -- 8 to a dorm room
Milano Label (?)	Xin Fu Group Garment Manufacturing Corp	$.34 an hour	82-hour work week/ 12 hour shifts/ 7 days a week	-- 4 workers share dorm room -- No union
Sears	Tianjin Beifang Garment Factory	$.28 an hour	60 hours a week	Sears is pulling out to relocate its work to lower wage unregulated sweatshops in the south.
Structure/ The Limited	Aoda Garment Factory	$.32 an hour	70 hours a week	-- No union -- 6 workers to dorm room
(Various U.S. Labels)	Hua Yong Garment Factory	$.18 an hour	78-to-96-hour work week/ 12-to-14-hour shifts/ 7 days a week	-- No benefits -- Fined if you do not work overtime -- No union -- Never heard of Corporate Code of Conduct
(Various U.S. Labels)	Shenzhen Yang Fu Garment Factory	$.49 an hour	68 hours a work	-- Workers never heard of any U.S. Corporate Codes of Conduct
Ava-Line lapel pins. Sold 150,000 lapel pins to the Republican National Convention in 1996.	In China	$.09 an hour	98 hours a week/ 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. / 7 days a week	-- 16 in dorm room -- "young girls that come from the hills" -- "we own them"
Nike Athletic Shoes	Wellco Factory	$.16 an hour	77 to 84 hours a week/11-to-12-hour shifts/7 days a week	-- Fined if refuse to work overtime -- Overtime rate not paid -- Most had no legal work contract -- Humiliation, screaming, some corporal punishment -- Arbitrary fining of pregnant and older (25 years old and up) women -- Fines if talking at work -- Approximately 10 children in the sewing section -- Most workers never heard of Nike's Code of Conduct
Nike and Adidas Athletic Shoes	Yue Yuen Factory	$.19 an hour	60 to 84 hours a week	-- Forced overtime, no overtime premium paid -- Excessive noise pollution, fumes in the factory -- No worker had heard of Nike or Adidas Corporate Code of Conduct
Adidas Garments	Tung Tat Garment Factory	$.22 an hour	75 to 87 1/2 hours per week/ 12 1/2 hour shifts 6 or 7 days a week	-- Fined if late/resting./found talking -- Forced morning calisthenics -- 8 to dorm room
(Various U.S. Labels)	Fashion Garment Factory	$.26 an hour	80 1/2 to 84 hours a week/11 1/2 to 12 hours Shifts/7 days a week	-- Not given work contracts -- Dorm canteen was filthy -- Fined if miss 3 days work
(Various U.S. toys)	Sewco Factory	$.19 an hour	92 hours a week/13 hour shifts/7 days a week	-- Sometimes work up to 20 hours straight -- No overtime rates paid -- Exposed to dangerous chemicals

APPENDIX 3

Resource Groups/ Key Non- governmental Human and Workers Rights Organizations in Hong Kong

Asia Monitor Resource Center
444 Nathan Road, 8-B
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Phone:011 852-2332/1346
Fax: 011 852-2385/5319
Email:AMRC@hk.super.net

Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee
3/F, 57 Peking Road, T.S.T. Hong Kong
Phone: 011 852-2366/5860
Fax: 011 852-2724/5098
Email: hkcic@hknet.com

China Labor Bulletin
PO Box 72465, Central Post Office
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Phone: 011 852-2780/2187
Fax: 011 852-2359/4324
Email: clb@hkstar.com

(These important NGO organizations need our full support for their groundbreaking work to empower workers and help create the space for their independent organizing. For now, they are surviving under the "one country, two systems" doctrine adopted when Britain ceded Hong Kong to China in July 1997. In mainland China, the government has silenced nearly all dissent, and broken all attempts to form independent human rights, labor or religious groups.)

APPENDIX 4

Company Contact Information

Adidas 9605 S.W. Nimbus Avenue Beaverton, OR 97008 Tel (800) 289-2724 Fax (503) 972-2450	Esprit Group c/o Esprit de Corp 900 Minnesota Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Tel (415) 648-6900 Fax (415) 550-3884	May Company 611 Olive Street St. Louis, MO 63101 Tel (314) 342-6300 Fax (314) 621-4684
Ann Taylor 142 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019 Tel (212) 541-3300 Fax (212) 541-3379	Federated Department Stores 1440 Broadway New York, NY 10018 Tel (212) 840-1440 Fax (212) 740-1752	Nike One Bowerman Drive Beaverton, OR 97005 Tel (503) 671-6433 Fax (503) 671-6300
Bugle Boy 2900 Madera Road Simi Valley, CA 93065 Tel (805) 582-1010 Fax (805) 522-1212	J.C. Penney 6501 Legacy Drive Plano, TX 75024 Tel (972) 431-1000 Fax (972) 431-1977	Ralph Lauren 650 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022 Tel (212) 318-7351 Fax (212) 318-7183
Cal Safety Compliance Corp. 3700 S Santa Fe Avenue, #100 Los Angeles, CA 90058 Tel (213) 277-9665 Fax (213) 277-9612	Kmart Corporation 3100 West Big Beaver Troy, MI 48084 Tel (248) 643-1000 Fax (248) 614-0664	Reebok International 100 Technology Center Drive Stouthton, MA 02072 Tel (781) 401-7303 Fax (781) 341-1532
Dayton Hudson Corp. 777 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-2055 Tel (612) 370-6948 Fax (612) 304-5226	The Limited (including Structure stores) Two Limited Parkway P.O. Box 16000 Columbus, Ohio 43216 Tel (614) 479-7000 Fax (614) 415-7208	Sears, Roebuck &Co. 333 Beverly Road Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 Tel (847) 286-2500 Fax (800) 427-3049
Disney 500 South Buena Vista Street Burbank, CA 91521 Tel (818) 623-3200 Fax (818) 623-3569	Liz Claiborne 1441 Broadway 8th fl New York, NY 10018 Tel (212) 354-4900 Fax (212) 626-3416	Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 702 S.W. 8th Street Beutonville, Arkansas 72716 Tel (800) WAL-MART Fax (501) 273-4894
Ellen Tracy 575 7th Ave New York, NY 10019 Tel (212) 944-6999 Fax (212) 398-1678

APPENDIX 5

Shoping with the NLC:

A Sample of Clothing Made in China

MARCH 1998

LABEL	ITEM	STORE	PRICE
Ann Taylor	women’s suit jacket, silk	Ann Taylor Fifth Avenue New York City	$198.00
Ellen Tracy	women’s sleeveless blouse, silk	Lord & Taylor 5th Avenue, New York City	$155.00
Structure	100% linen men’s shirt	Structure Store Smithhaven Mall Smithtown, Long Island	$64.50
Liz Claiborne Collection	olive green 100% silk jacket	Macy’s Smithhaven Mall Smithtown, Long Island	$200.00
Liz Claiborne	“Brazilian Rain” style silk blouse	Macy’s Smithhaven Mall, Long Island	$94.00
Liz Claiborne	“Sophisticated Suitings” style 100% silk blouse	Macy’s Smithhaven Mall Smithtown, Long Island	$72.00
Liz Sport	100% rayon blouse “bright & easy"	Macy’s Smithhaven Mall, Smithtown, Long Island	$59.00
Ralph Lauren	linen women’s shorts blue with flowers	Macy’s Smithhaven Mall, Long Island	$68
Ralph Lauren	women’s long-sleeved blouse silk	Macy's Smithhaven Mall, Long Island	$98
Kathie Lee	Pocketbooks-- various styles	Wal-Mart, Long Island NY	$12.96 each
Kathie Lee	Billfold/wallet	Wal-Mart, Long Island NY	$7.69
Kathie Lee	Cigarette case	Wal-Mart, Long Island NY	$4.96
Kathie Lee	Haircomb w/bow	Wal-Mart, Long Island NY	$4.96
Disney	Easter basket: basket & toy made in China	Wal-Mart, Long Island NY	$9.97
St. John’s Bay	men’s jacket, cotton w/suede collar	J.C. Penney	$80.00
Worthington	women’s short sleeved sweater w/embroidered and beaded collar ramie/cotton blend	J.C. Penney	$36.00
Caribou	women’s blouse, short sleeves, 100% rayon	J.C. Penney	$19.99
Towncraft	men’s golf shirt	J.C. Penney	$15.99
Executive Collection	women’s skirt suit, 100% polyester, beaded	Sears	$119.00
Kathie Lee Collection	embroidered sweater ramie/cotton, white with blue	Wal-Mart	$24.96
Faded Glory	heavy corduroy shirt with zipper 100% cotton, purple	Wal-Mart	$16.92
Nautica	men’s golf shirt	T.J. Maxx	$24.00 $58.00 sugg. retail
Baxter Chino Jeanswear Co.	Wide-wale corduroy pants	T.J. Maxx	$19.99
Prism	short sleeved mens shirt, 100% rayon	T.J. Maxx	$9.99
Karl Kani Outerwear	dark blue outerwear shirt with zipper breast pockets	T.J. Maxx	$24.99

APPENDIX 6

June 6, 1996
Kathie Lee Gifford Agrees to
Independent Monitoring and a Living Wage

Statement Following a Meeting
at the Residence of Archbishop Cardinal O'Connor

At a ninety minute meeting held at the Manhattan Residence of Archbishop Cardinal O'Connor, Kathie Lee Gifford spoke with 15 year old Honduran maquila worker Wendy Diaz and with leaders of religious, human rights and labor organizations directly involved in ending sweatshop abuses.

In addition to Kathie Lee Gifford and Wendy Diaz, participants in the meeting included Charles Kernaghan of the National Labor Committee, Esperanza Reyes of the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Honduras, the Rev. David Dyson of the People of Faith Coalition and Jay Mazur of UNITE. Participants described it as "frank and constructive."

Following their meeting the group agreed to the following communique:

The group agreed that the challenge of eliminating the sweatshops can only be met when corporations, governments, unions and concerned citizens assume their appropriate responsibilities. By acknowledging the reality of labor abuse in the apparel industry and speaking out against it, Kathie Lee Gifford has admirably met her responsibilities.
Workers, like those in the Global Fashions factory In Honduras, who insist on expressing their legal and moral rights , should not be punished by losing their jobs when abuses are discovered. Accordingly, Kathie Lee Gifford believes an independent monitoring program that provides an initial warning to manufacturers should be implemented so that abuses can be ended and jobs can be protected.
Kathie Lee Gifford agreed that she would encourage Wal-Mart to return garment manufacturing to the Global Fashions factory providing that conditions at the plant consistently met standards that protect labor and human rights and that conditions are monitored by independent organizations such as The Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Honduras.
To assure compliance with respect to human rights, the participants agreed that the nation's retailers and apparel manufacturers should create an alliance that supports the establishment of a program or independent third party monitoring of plant conditions. This would include those factories world wide where Kathie Lee Gifford apparel is manufactured.
Because of her courageous and outspoken behavior the well being of Wendy Diaz is of concern to Kathie Lee Gifford and the labor and human rights organizations who met with her today and must be of direct concern to the Honduran government and the Honduran Maquiladora Association.
All corporations doing business in the Maquila industry in Honduras, and throughout the world, should adapt a business code of ethics that ensures all local laws relating to the protection of minors and working conditions are rigorously enforced and that employees are provided with a living wage that ensures work with dignity.

Following the meeting Kathie Lee Gifford stated, "Wendy Diaz has a message that compels every American consumer, every American manufacturer and every American citizen to ask, 'Under what conditions are the products we buy being manufactured?' Her courage is to be admired while her personal call to action is nothing less than critical for the entire garment industry. Miss Diaz needs to be heard by everyone with a conscience."

Ms. Diaz told Kathie Lee Gifford, "I hope you can help us put an end to all this hardship. In that way we can have better treatment, better wages and I would like you to permit independent monitoring of the factory."

Ms. Gifford responded, in part, "I believe all children are God's children. I had no idea what was happening but now that I know I will do everything I can to help you."

UNITE's Jay Mazur stated, "The struggle against sweatshops at home and abroad has won a powerful ally in Kathie Lee Gifford. Let us hope that Wal-Mart and other large retailers will now assume their corporate responsibility to help clean up this industry."

Charles Kernaghan of the National Labor Committee, who brought the plight of Wendy Diaz to members of Congress, commented, "Kathie Lee Gifford deserves tremendous credit and support for the major step she has taken to defend worker and human rights by calling upon Wal-Mart to return to the Global Fashion plant in Honduras and establish independent monitoring. The minute Global abides by the standards of decency in the workplace Wal-Mart's return will be a watershed moment setting new human rights standards for the entire industry."

Kernaghan also offered his apology to Kathie Lee Gifford, "In our efforts to defend the rights of children and women working in the assembly plants in Central America, we never intended to hurt anyone personally and are truly sorry for any pain caused to Kathie Lee Gifford and her family by this work."

The Rev. David W. Dyson, Pastor of Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church and a human rights monitor, stated, "The People of Faith Network is relieved that the parties have finally met and dialogued and are now fighting child labor instead of fighting each other. Wal-Mart, and other companies now, have the ability to demonstrate their leadership in working with local monitoring organizations to ensure that these abuses come to an end once and for all."

Dale Ingram, corporate public relations director for Wal-Mart stated, "We have high praise for Miss Gifford and all the parties involved in continuing the dialogue and the resolve to find a common sense long term solution. Once the Global Fashion plant is certified under our strict standards we will agree to put them back on the approved vendor list and given them every opportunity along with our approved factories throughout the world."

APPENDIX 7

Imprisoned Labour Activists and Unionists

The following is a tiny minority of the labour activists imprisoned in China (Source:
China Labour Bulletin last update: March 1, 1998).

(1989) indicates arrested in connection with the 1989 Pro-Democracy Movement.

SHANGHAI

Wang Miaogen
Date of Birth: 1954
Occupation: Manual worker
Residence: Shanghai
Name of organization: Shanghai Workers Autonomous Federation
Apprehended: June 9, 1989, Shanghai
Assigned: Two and a half years re-education through labour
Released: January 1, 1991
Apprehended: April 1, 1993, Shanghai
Last detention place known: Shanghai An Kang PSB Hospital
Notes: Wang was arrested in 1993 to prevent him from conduction a public protest during the East Asian Games. He was reportedly beaten up by the police and forcibly committed to a psychiatric hospital.

BEIJING

Liu Jingsheng
Date of birth: 1955
Occupation: Manual worker
Residence: Tong County, Hebei
Place of work: Tongyi Chemical Plant
Name of organization: Free Labour Union, China s Social Democratic Party, China s Progressive Alliance, China s Liberal and Democratic Party
Detained: For some months, in 79
Apprehended: May 28, 1992, Beijing, in connection with pro- democracy activities
Arrested: September 27, 1992
Indicted: July 29, 1993, for organizing a counter revolutionary group
Tried: July 4, 1994, Beijing Intermediate People s Court
Sentenced: December 16, 1994, 15 years imprisonment, 4 years deprivation of political rights
Notes: In the 70 s, took part in Democracy Wall Movement

Hu Shigen also known as Hu Shenglun
Date of birth: 1956
Occupation: Academic
Residence: Nanchang, Guangxi
Place of work: Beijing Foreign Languages Institute
Name of organization: LPDC (Liberal Democratic Party of China)
Apprehended: May 27, 1992, Beijing, in connection with pro-democratic activities
Arrested: September 27,1992
Indicted: July 29,1993, for organizing and leading a counter revolutionary group
Tried: July 4,1994, Beijing Intermediate People s Court
Sentenced: December 16, 1994, 20 years imprisonment

Kang Yuchun
Date of birth: 1965
Occupation: Doctor
Residence: Beijing
Place of work: Department of Psychiatry of Anding Hospital
Name of organization: China Progressive Alliance
Apprehended: May 27, 1992, Beijing, in connection with pro-democracy activities
Arrested: September 27, 1992, Beijing
Indicted: July 29, 1993, for organizing and leading a counter group
Tried: July 4, 1994, Beijing Intermediate People s Court
Sentenced: December 16, 1994, 17 years imprisonment and 4 years deprivation of political rights
Notes: Ill-treated in prison

Wang Guoqi
Date of birth: 1963
Occupation: Unemployed
Residence: Beijing
Name of organization: LPDC
Apprehended: June 1,1989, for printing leaflets protesting at 89 crackdown
Released: November 1, 1990
Apprehended: June 24, 1992, Beijing, in connection with pro-democracy activities
Arrested: September 27, 1992, Beijing
Indicted: July 29, 1993, for organizing and leading a counter revolutionary group
Tried: July 4, 1994, Beijing Intermediate People s Court
Sentenced: December 16, 1994, 11 years imprisonment and 3 years deprivation of political rights
Latest detention place known: Beijing Number Two Prison, Tongxian county
Notes: Denied family visits in June 1997 for failing to memorize prison regulations.

Lu Zhigang
Occupation: Student
Residence: Shanghai
Name of organization: China Progressive Alliance
Apprehended: May 28, 1992, Beijing, in connection with pro-democracy activities
Arrested: September 27, 1992, Beijing
Indicted: July 29, 1993, for organizing and leading a counter revolutionary group
Tried: July 4, 1994, Beijing Intermediate People s Court
Sentenced: December 16, 1994, 5 years imprisonment and 2 years s deprivation of political rights

Wang Tiancheng
Date of birth: 1965
Occupation: Teacher
Residence: Beijing
Place of work: Law Department, Beijing University
Name of organization: LPDC
Apprehended: October 30, 1992, Beijing, in connection with pro-democracy activities
Arrested: December 14, 1992, Beijing
Indicted: July 29, 1993, for participation in a counter revolutionary group
Tried: July 4, 1994, Beijing Intermediate People s Court
Sentenced: December 16, 1994, 5 years imprisonment and 2 years deprivation of political rights

Chen Wei
Date of birth: 1970
Occupation: Unemployed
Residence: Suining City, Sichuan
Name of organization: LPDC
Apprehended: June 11, 1989, in connection with 89 pro-democracy movement
Released: January 1, 1991
Apprehended: May 29, 1993, for organizing and leading a counter revolutionary group
Arrested: September 27, 1992, Beijing
Indicted: July 29, 1993, for organizing and leading a counter revolutionary group
Tried: July 4, 1994, Beijing Intermediate People s Court
Sentenced: December 16, 1994, 5 years imprisonment and 2 years deprivation of political rights

Zhang Chunzhu
Date of birth: 1953
Residence: Shandong
Name of organization: Free Labour Union of China
Apprehended: May 28, 1992, Beijing, in connection with pro-democracy activities
Arrested: September 27, 1992, Beijing
Indicted: July 29, 1993, for counter revolutionary propaganda and incitement
Tried: July 4, 1994, 5 years imprisonment and 2 years deprivation of political rights

Liu Nianchum
Date of birth: 1950
Occupation: Teacher
Arrested: May 1994
Assigned: Three years re-education through labour- recently extended
Imprisoned: Shuanghe State Farm
Organization: League For the Protection of the Rights of Working People
Notes: Recently believed to have been recently moved to a hospital in Beijing

Wang Ming
Date of Birth: 1960
Residence: Chongqing
Apprehended: November 17, 1996, writing and distributing a manifesto on freedom of speech
Assigned: December 1, 1996, 3 years re-education through labour
Place of detention: December 1, 1996, Sichuan Xishangping labour camp
Notes: Called for release of Wang Dang and Wei Jingsheng in manifesto of 16 November 1996

GUANGDONG

Zheng Shaoqiang
Date of birth: 1965
Occupation: Taxi driver
Residence: Zhuhai, Guangdong
Apprehended: January 15, 1996, for taking part in a taxi driver strike in Zhuhai
Accused: January 15, 1996, for seriously disturbing social security and road traffic
Assigned: January 15, 1996, 2 years of re-education through labour

Hu Yunquan
Occupaion: Taxi driver
Residence: Zhuhai, Guangdong
Apprehended: January 15, 1996, for taking part in a taxi driver strike in Zhuhai
Accused: January 15, 1996, for seriously disturbing social security and road traffic
Assigned: January 15, 1996, 2 years of re-education through labour

Chinese Sweatshops Labor for U.S. Retaliers, Report Says, Washington Post, March 19, 1998

Labor Activists Examine Low Salaries in China, Journal of Commerce, March 19, 1998

More Heat on Sweatshops, Newsday, March 19, 1998

Update: April 7, 1998

Letter from Members of Congress to President Bill Clinton, April 17, 1998

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APPENDIX

APPENDIX 1

Who Control the $180 Billion a Year

U.S. apparel Market?

* 19 GIANT COMPANIES DO *

CONTROLLING 80% OF RENTAIL SLAES

COMPANY

SALES

EST. SALES APPAREL

MARKET SHARE (%) (n11)

OPERATING PR.

APPENDIX 2

Company Profiles/Working Conditions

FACTORIES IN CHINA PRODUCING GOODS FOR EXPORT TO THE U.S.

COMPANY/LABEL

FACTORY IN CHINA

WAGES PER HOUR

HOUR PER WEEK

CONDITIONS

Nike Athletic Shoes

Nike and Adidas Athletic Shoes

Adidas Garments