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Does Wal-Mart Sell Inferior Goods? A report from Emek Basker at the University of Missouri that questions the quality of Wal-Mart’s goods. 05/30/08
U.S. and China Lose in Wal-Mart’s Global Economy Wal-Mart’s history of importing cheap goods from China and other countries, where labor costs are low and safety and environmental regulations are lax has a detrimental effect on the citizens of both the U.S. and China. 04/08/08
Co-op America’s Guide to Ending Sweatshops Co-op America report on how to end sweatshops and building a sweatshop-free lifestyle. 03/27/08
International Worker Rights Class Action Against Wal-Mart In the most comprehensive legal campaign yet, a suit was filed in September 2005 on behalf of workers from four continents for massive, systematic wage and hour violations. 01/23/08
Wal-Mart: Opposed to Country of Origin Labeling Wal-Mart, the largest grocer in the world, opposes legislation that would require food to be labeled with its country of origin. 01/03/08
Consumer Safety at Wal-Mart As the world’s largest company and the nation’s leading grocer, Wal-Mart’s actions have a tremendous impact on the health and safety of Americans.  01/03/08
Wal-Mart’s Global Labor Violations Over the past few years, the retailer has accumulated a bevy of sweatshops to produce cheap goods at the cost of exploited labor.  01/03/08
Standards for Suppliers Wal-Mart’s standards and expectations for its supplier companies. 12/20/07
The Impact of Substantial Labor Cost Increases on Apparel Retail Prices Workers’ Rights Consortium report on labor cost increases and how such increases would impact product prices in Wal-Mart stores. 12/20/07
Asda Wal-Mart: The Alternative Report This report from War on Want reviews Wal-Mart’s record over and against its rhetoric on corporate social responsibility and recommends action, both to send a message to Wal-Mart and to redress some of the damage inflicted by the company’s operations. 12/20/07
Frontline: Is Wal-Mart Good for America? This television special from PBS’s “Fronline” examines the impact Wal-Mart has on several aspects of American life. 12/19/07
Wal-Mart Exports from China, Exports Ohio Jobs More than half of the jobs lost from Ohio’s manufacturing sector were shipped overseas. Not surprisingly, as Ohio lost significant numbers of manufacturing jobs, imports from China surged. 12/19/07
Neither Global Nor Standard: Corporate Strategies in the New Era Of Labor Standards This report from Cornell University examines the implications of regulating labor standards through corporations, rather than national law. 12/19/07
Wal-Mart and Walton Family Lobbying Billions of dollars can buy political influence 11/01/06
Handshake With Sam Research Documents Backup research documents for Wal-Mart Watch’s Handshake with Sam 10/13/06
Wal-Mart 2005 Annual Report Our fiscal year ending January 31, 2005 was another record year for Wal-Mart. We topped $10 billion in net income for the first time in our history and added almost $29 billion in sales. 02/05/06
Lee Scott’s “21st Century Leadership” Speech Lee Scott’s keystone speech launching the company’s sustainability initiatives. 10/24/05
Global Labor Complaint Against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Filing for a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart for its continued use of unfair labor overseas. 09/13/05
NBC Dateline: Human Cost Behind Bargain Shopping Americans love a deal, and these days, thanks to the fast-paced global marketplace and big discount retailers, products are better and cheaper than ever. But what price do people in faraway places pay so Americans can get their bargains in stores like Wal-Mart?  06/18/05
NBC Dateline: Human Cost Behind Bargain Shopping; Dateline Hidden Camera Investigation in Bangladesh Americans love a deal, and these days, thanks to the fast-paced global marketplace and big discount retailers, products are better and cheaper than ever. But what price do people in faraway places pay so Americans can get their bargains in stores like Wal-Mart?  06/18/05
Low Prices at What Cost? Wal-Mart Watch’s 2005 Annual Report Our look at some of the most important issues surrounding Wal-Mart’s business practices. 05/23/05
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 2005 Ethical Sourcing Report Wal-Mart’s 2005 report on the state of its ethical sourcing intiative. 05/01/05
Wal-Mart’s Shirts of Misery A report by the National Labor Committee on working conditions in Wal-Mart supplier factories.  01/16/05
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Global Statement of Ethics Wal-Mart’s code of ethics for supplier factories. 01/15/05
Inside the Leviathan (New York Times Review of Books) The New York Times Review of Books takes a look at Wal-Mart who has “grown into a business whose dominance of the corporate world rivals GM’s in its heyday.” 12/01/04
Is Wal-Mart Too Powerful? (BusinessWeek) Low prices are great. But Wal-Mart’s dominance creates problems—for suppliers, workers, communities, and even American culture.  10/06/03
The Wal-Mart You Don’t Know (Fast Company) The giant retailer’s low prices often come with a high cost. Wal-Mart’s relentless pressure can crush the companies it does business with and force them to send jobs overseas. Are we shopping our way straight to the unemployment line?  08/20/03

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