Monday, April 14, 2008

Double Standard?

Hmmm.....

"With a simple cup of coffee, Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) finds itself back in the charged debate over how it treats workers. The world's largest retailer is introducing three house-brand coffees that are certified as fair trade. And that, of course, renews the prolonged discussion about just what sort of treatment the world's largest retailer offers its own workers. After all, fair trade, in essence, is about paying a fair wage—and much of the criticism heaped upon Wal-Mart in recent years concerns whether the Arkansas-based company pays employees fairly."


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