An American labor rights group filed a class action lawsuit today against Wal-Mart Stores Inc., alleging that suppliers in five foreign countries denied workers a minimum wage, overtime pay and the right to unionize.
The group is suing...
...on behalf of 15 foreign workers, who contend they were subjected to
illegal working conditions, and four California business owners, who argue
Wal-Mart's alleged conduct amounted to unfair business practices.
Should be interesting. Your comments? Both the HR and International folks should be interested in this.
1 comment:
This article is quite interesting considering how much money Wal-Mart is making at the cost of others working under poor and unfair conditions. For the last year or so, while taking various business courses, Wal-Mart has been criticized continuously for their employee relations. I find it very heart breaking that with all the money they are making that they can't find a better way to treat their staff.
Wal-Mart was once my favorite one stop shop, but now I try to patronize the store as less as possible. I would rather spend more than to support any company that thinks so little of their employees.
Tonya Houston
(International Business 420)
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