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[Vexari]

good rant karin, brought back some memories..

this was back in 1991

Made in the U.S.A?

Despite a well-publicized "Made in the U.S.A." campaign, 85 percent of the stores' items are made overseas, often in Third World sweatshops. In fact, only after Wal-Mart's "Buy American" ad campaign was in full swing did the company become the country's largest importer of Chinese goods in any industry.
By taking its orders abroad, Wal-Mart has forced many U.S. manufacturers out of business. The chain was broadly criticized for being the primary distributor of many goods attracting controversy, including Kathie Lee Gifford's clothing line, Disney's Haitian-made pajamas, child-produced clothing from Bangladesh and sweatshop-produced toys and sports gear from Asia. Difficult working conditions also exist in the United States: In 1991, labor inspectors found labels for Wal-Mart brands being made in Manhattan's Chinatown. There, 16 and 17 year-old Chinese immigrants without permits had been working for one month without being paid.


http://www.pbs.org/itvs/storewars/stores3.html


Union: Wal-Mart `Buy American' program is a sham

Friday, July 25, 1997

http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/1997/07/28/editorial3.html