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Behind Brand Names: U.S. Companies and Foreign Labor
December 9, 1998
The Gap, Eddie Bauer, Wal-Mart, J.C. Penny... virtually every brand name you can think of in the garment industry has a tale of harsh working conditions behind it. On this program, you’ll hear a few of those stories as we take a look at the labor that goes into popular clothing lines. Also, we examine the role of international trade policies which allow multinational corporations to pay starvation wages to workers in some countries. And, you’ll hear what some activists in the United States are doing to fight back.
Featuring:
Reverend David Dyson, founder, People of Faith Network; Marina Rios, coordinator, Women Garment Workers Organizing Project; Larry Weiss, Resource Center of the Americas; Charles Kernaghan, National Labor Committee; Guin Ellsworth, youth organizer.