"IT'S AN unlawful conspiracy to systematically deprive people of the most basic human rights." That's how lawyer James Linsey described Wal-Mart's treatment of thousands of immigrant workers on the ...

It's been a rough few months in public relations for Walmart. The retail giant faces charges of bribery and corruption in Mexico, lawsuits from contract warehouse workers in the U.S. alleging wage ...

A Democratic senator said Wednesday that Christmas tree ornaments sold at Wal-Mart Stores and other major retailers were made in a Chinese sweatshop employing workers as young as 12 and others who ...

Central District of California Judge Andrew J. Guilford, who heard arguments in a class action suit blaming Wal-Mart for alleged sweatshop conditions in Third World countries that supply the retail ...

Christmas ornaments made in a factory in China and sold at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. were produced in sweatshop conditions, a report by a labor advocacy group said. The National Labor Committee based its ...

One of the worst industrial disasters in the modern era took place in Bangladesh when the Rana Plaza garment factory collapsed on April 24, 2013, killing more than 1,100 people and injuring some 2,500 ...

President Reagan authorized compensation for Japanese-Americans interned during World War II On August 10, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill that provided payments of $20,000 to ...