Wal-Mart Audit Finds Labor Violations

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By The Associated Press

NEW YORK - An audit by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of about 25,000 employees uncovered thousands of labor violations, including minors working during school hours and workers not taking breaks or lunches.


The audit of 25,000 employees performed by Wal-Mart in July 2000 detailed 1,371 violations of child-labor laws, including minors working too late, too many hours in a day or during school hours. On more than 60,000 occasions, workers missed breaks and on 16,000 they skipped meal times, in violation of most state labor regulations.


In a statement Tuesday, Wal-Mart said the audit was not a valid study and should not be taken at face value. The document was distributed to top Wal-Mart executives and has emerged in lawsuits against the company.

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[aquart]

1. How is an audit not a valid study?

The employees punch timecards. Children were punched in during school hours. What part of that isn't valid? The illegal part?

[gate of the sun]

2. Wal-mart is scum

I myself have boycotted them for some time. I hope this encourages others to do so as well.

[The Backlash Cometh]

7. Can you imagine my curse?

One of my relatives has one of those re-sale type of jobs which makes her a very prolific Wal-Mart shopper. She professes to be more Christian than anyone else in the family, and yet she voted for the Republicans because $300.00 more in her pocket was worth the sell-out. She has no concept of the big picture. It's all about her.

[revcarol]

3. They audit themselves and STILL come up with 25,000 violations?

If it were not valid, why distribute it to top execs?

OH, but they've "changed." (If they weren't doing anything wrong, why did they have to change? Might it be 40 lawsuits?)

[ConcernedCanuk]

4. Hardly "breaking news" up here in Canukville

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. . One of the most common violations up here is making people "clock off", but keep working: same with breaks, coffee and meal breaks skipped.(overtime is a bad, BAD word). Supervisors allowing overtime will soon no longer be Supervisors, or employed even.

Wal-Mart, as well as many other employers know there are 50 people waiting to fill every job vacancy, and that a "whiner" will soon be blackballed out the door.

Same old story, the rich get richer . . .

you know the rest

(sigh)

[burrowowl]

5. Only thousands!?

Gee, and how many if there were a real investigation?
100's of thousands!

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. Predictable.

Good thing the government was doing its job.

:eyes:

[veganwitch]

8. this looks like a job for...

captain obvious.

but im hoping that this will be the start of the downfall for walmart.