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Cambodian workers win $200,000 settlement from Walmart, H&M

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  • Published on Monday, 04 March 2013 19:15
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After a two-month strike, Cambodian workers from a factory that manufacturing clothing for Walmart and H&M have won a $200,000 settlement they say was owed to them in back wages.

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Walmart's Animal Welfare Policy Among Worst For Major Companies: Report

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  • Published on Tuesday, 26 February 2013 17:56
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Walmart is among the worst big companies when it comes to making sure that the animals it sells are well treated, according to a new report from the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare. The report ranks Walmart in the lowest tier and claims animal welfare is not on Walmart's business agenda.

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Wal-Mart shares fall on report of weak February sales

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  • Published on Tuesday, 19 February 2013 20:14
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Shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N: Quote) fell 2.1 percent on Friday after Bloomberg quoted a mid-level executive's email as saying the world's largest retailer had the worst sales start to any month in seven years in February

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Dentist Sues Wal-Mart: 'They Stole My American Dream'

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  • Published on Friday, 22 February 2013 17:51
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Ask almost anyone who has sued Wal-Mart over the past half century, and they will tell you that getting justice out of the giant retailer is like pulling teeth. That may be a good sign for a California dentist who claims that Wal-Mart conspired with others to steal his concept for a dental clinic inside of big box stores.

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Walmart Workers Are Back on Strike Over a New Wave of Alleged Threats

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  • Published on Monday, 11 February 2013 18:51
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For the first time since November’s Black Friday walkout, US Walmart retail workers are out on strike. At noon, half a dozen workers in Laurel, Maryland, walked off the job in protest of alleged retaliation by Walmart management. They were joined by Lancaster, Texas, Walmart employee Colby Harris, a fellow activist with the labor group OUR Walmart.

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