SAIPAN LATEST
October 1st, 2002
BY PHILIP FINE
MORE than 30,000 garment workers have been awarded US$20 million in
out-of-court settlements from 25 US retailers that had questionable
off-shore contractors. The stores, including the Gap, J.C. Penney and
Target, agreed to compensate workers who said they were subjected to
prison-like conditions in factories located in Saipan. The Pacific Island
has US territorial status, making it immune to tariffs and able to affix US
origin labels to clothing.
ENDS
MORE than 30,000 garment workers have been awarded US$20 million in
out-of-court settlements from 25 US retailers that had questionable
off-shore contractors. The stores, including the Gap, J.C. Penney and
Target, agreed to compensate workers who said they were subjected to
prison-like conditions in factories located in Saipan. The Pacific Island
has US territorial status, making it immune to tariffs and able to affix US
origin labels to clothing.
ENDS
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