The Issues Involving WalMart

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The Issues Involving Wal-Mart
By Evalie and Bess
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Maybe youve heard some rumors about Wal-Mart.
Lets look at the past few years and figure out
the deatails...
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WAL-MART in the Past

• In 2001-There was a lot of Wal-Mart employees
  earning far below the poverty line. The most
  common job earned 8.23 an hour for annual wages
  of 13,861, while the US poverty line for a
  family of three is 14,630.

• In 2004- Wal-Mart made a "lock-in" policy at some
  of its Wal-Mart stores. They lock their doors at
  night so that no one can enter or leave the
  building, leaving workers inside trapped. Some
  workers had been threatened to be fired if they
  ever left through the fire escape. They were
  supposed to wait for a manager to unlock doors to
  allow employees to escape in an emergency.

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In 2005-The average two-person family needed
27,948 to meet basic needs Wal-Mart claimed that
its average associate earned 9.68 an hour. That
would make the average associates wages 17,114.

• February 15 200 5-The U.S. Department of Labor
  has fined Wal-Mart 135,540 for violating the
  youth employment provisions for allowing teenage
  workers to operate hazardous equipment.

• In the past year-More than 70 of goods on
  Wal-Mart's shelves come from China. More than 25
  dangerous products from China have been pulled
  from Wal-Mart's shelves. There is a great range
  in these products, such as baby bibs, dog
  biscuits, and childrens toys.

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Factual Facts!

• Wal-Mart reports that it purchased 18 billion
  of goods from China in 2004. -Wal-Mart was
  responsible for about 1/10th of the U.S. trade
  deficit with China in 2005.

• If Wal-Mart were an individual economy, it
  would rank as China's eighth-biggest trading
  partner, ahead of Russia, Australia and Canada.

• Wal-Mart hurts other businesses when it comes
  to town. In Maine, businesses lost over 10 of
  their market in 80 of the towns where Wal-Mart
  opened stores.

• Wage increases would cost Wal-Mart relatively
  little

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Wal-Mart has agreed to the following actions as
part of the compliance agreement
Wal-Mart reports that it purchased 18 billion of
goods from China in 2004. Wal-Mart was
responsible for about 1/10th of the U.S. trade
deficit with China in 2005.
One week of time records from 25,000 employees in
July 2000 found 1,371 instances of minors working
too late, during school hours, or for too many
hours in a day. There were 60,767 missed breaks
and 15,705 lost meal times.
Wal-Mart agreed to pay 135,540 to settle child
labor violation charges in January 2005 for
allegedly breaking child labor laws in 24
incidents.
Wal-Mart has also been fined 205,650 for 1,436
violations of child labor laws in Maine for the
period 1995 to 1998.
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-mart-child-labor.htm
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