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Swept into Saipan sweatshops linked to US retailers
Thousands of Asian workers drawn to Saipan for promised pay end up in factories described as brutal. Lawsuits allege beatings, forced abortions, verminous quarters, barbed wire and armed guards at sites producing garments labeled Made in the USA for Wal-Mart Sears The Gap Tommy Hilfiger and J Crew. Plaintiffs seek over $1 billion in damages in claims under the RICO Act.
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Los Angeles
Saipan
Asia
United States
America
USA
Wal-Mart
Sears
the Gap
Tommy Hilfiger
J. Crew
Pacifi
Bangladesh
Thailand
William Lerach
Global Exchange
Sweatshop Watch
Asian Law Caucus
Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees
San Francisco
Nordstrom
Warnaco
J.C. Penney
Oshkosh B.gosh
Cutter & Buck Inc
Dayton Hudson Corp