Retailers Like H&M and Walmart Fall Short of Pledges to Overseas Workers - The New York Times

Retailers Like H&M and Walmart Fall Short of Pledges to Overseas Workers - The New York Times:

Fast and Flawed Inspections of Factories Abroad

Source: NYTimes

Inspectors came and went from a Walmart-certified factory in Guangdong Province in China, approving its production of more than $2 million in specialty items that would land on Walmart’s shelves in time for Christmas.

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