The Philippines
Sharply rebuked by its critics as a poor employer and defender of labor rights, Wal-Mart's legacy continues particularly with supplier nations like the Philippines. Similar to their fellow workers in Central America, Bangladesh, and Mexico, the Filipino workers at companies in free trade zones have been underpaid, overworked, abused and exploited. Wal-Mart's response is that it is not responsible for the standards of its supplier factories but as the primary consumer of goods from these suppliers, it is responsible for setting the terms of a humane and economically viable work environment.
Protestors Abused at Chong Won Factory | ||
 |  | Click here to view a slide show of worker abuse on the picket line at the Chong Won garmet factory. |
PUBLICATIONS | ||
 | WRC Assessment of Chong Won Fashion | |
