Commentary

Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on U.S. Government Contracting with Sweatshops

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013.

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The United States government has failed to ensure transparency and integrity in the government supply chain, and this has fostered international sweatshops and egregious labor law violations. We call on President Obama to end these appalling practices.

The U.S. government is a major buyer at the top of numerous global supply chains. Today’s New York Times investigation should outrage American taxpayers as they learn that their hard-earned tax dollars are funding…

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