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Worker Rights in the Americas?
A Rare Inside Glimpse

Suppressed USAID-funded investigation documents systematic denial of rights and wages of "abject poverty" wages of eighty-five thousand maquila workers, mostly young women sewing garments for Nike, Jordan, Adidas, Gap, Ohio State, Duke, University of Michigan, Georgetown, Kohl's, Wal-Mart and Elderwear school uniforms.

 

    Executive Summary

    Section 1:

       Ministry of Labor Report

    Section 2: In-depth Factory Studies

       Hermosa Factory (Nike, Ohio State, Duke, UNC, U of Michigan,                                                       U of Arizona, Georgetown, Adidas, Puma)

       Chi Fung Factory (Nike, NBA, Jordan, Adidas, Wal-Mart,                                                          VF Corporation)

       Exmodica Factory (Nike, Adidas, Wal-Mart)

       Formosa Textiles Factory (Nike, Adidas, Columbia, Lee/VF)

       Leader Garments (Kohl's, Sears, and Target)

       Tainan Factory (Gap)

       Mansalex (Gap/Old Navy)

       Newtex Factory (Gap/Old Navy)

       Doall Enterprises (Liz Claiborne, Perry Ellis, Leslie Fay)

       Quality Factory (School Uniforms for Elderwear)

    Attachments      

       Spanish Original of Ministry of Labor Report

       Partial Translation of Ministry of Labor Report

       Can Anyone Survive On Nike's Wages?

       Worker Interview: Making Children's Clothes

       Wages in El Salvador: Wage of Indecency

       Han Chang Factory: Unsafe Water

       The Enormous Power of the Multinationals

       Corporate Greed: When is Enough Enough?

       Contact Information for Experts in El Salvador

    Related Reports

      El Salvador Index

      Gap Index

      Liz Claiborne Index

      Nike Index

    Downloadable Copy of This Report (pdf)

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