Reply #6: more payback for walmart -- secret deal with the dept of labour [View All]

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WAL MART HAMMERED FOR CUTTING 'SECRET DEAL' WITH U.S. LABOUR DEPARTMENT


There is growing fury in the U.S. over the relationship between Wal Mart and the U.S. Department of Labour.

Recently Wal Mart agreed to pay a $135,000 to settle charges of violating child labour laws in three U.S. states, but the company got a lot more than just, 'off the hook', in the secret deal with the Department of Labour. First Wal mart paid the fine but did not admit to any wrongdoing in the case that saw children in its stores forced to operate dangerous equipment such as balers and chain saws. But the real deal for Wal Mart came in the form of an agreement with the Department of Labour that from now on the world's largest retailer would be given fifteen days notice before any investigation even started by the Department into child labour violations complaints. But that's not all. In addition to the fifteen days advance notice that an investigation would start the company is given another ten days to correct the violations.

In another revelation this week, it was also made public that the U.S. Department of Labour has cut another secret side deal with Wal Mart that gives the company access to employee complaints against it before those complaints are investigated by the Department. Complaints filed by employees are now sent directly to Wal Mart's head office in Arkansas and from there down the corporate chain to the store where the employee works where the employee is summarily fired. End of complaint!

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