Recent developments, which include reports concerning the use of prison labor and alleged abuses in labor practices by its suppliers, have called into question whether Wal-Mart is the good corporate citizen it claims to be. However, the company has become a retailing behemoth in the United States and abroad by carefully watching its bottom line and squeezing every ounce of profit out of each component in its supply chain. Wal-Mart will not accept products from Vendor Partners who utilize in any manner forced labor or prison labor in the manufacture or in their contracting, subcontracting or other relationships for the manufacture of their products.” The supplier pledge for America’s largest retailer states: “Forced or prison labor will not be tolerated by Wal-Mart. Prison Labor Boosts Wal-Mart’s Profits Despite Pledge Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on G+ Share with email
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