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RETAILERS SETTLE SWEATSHOP LAWSUIT.(BUSINESS)
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Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
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September 27, 2002
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Target Corp., Gap and five other U.S. retailers that buy clothing made on Saipan, along with 23 manufacturers, agreed Thursday to pay $11.25 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging factory sweatshop conditions.
The settlement would assure consumers who buy clothing labeled "Made in the USA" that the workers who sew the clothes on Saipan, part of the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, are protected by American law, said lawyer Michael Rubin, an attorney for the workers.
In addition to Target and Gap, the new settlements involve J.C. Penney Co., Abercrombie & Fitch, Lane Bryant, Limited Brands and Talbots. One defendant, Levi Strauss & Co., ...
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