Lovely lovely story….seems Wal-Mart does not pay any of its teenage baggers in Mexico any money to work there, they work for tips only. Sure, it’s legal down there, but still…from MSNBC:
“Wal-Mart prides itself on cutting costs at home and abroad, and its Mexican operations are no exception. That approach has helped the Arkansas-based [...]
On Friday, you might remember that I linked to a story about how Wal-Mart was rethinking its strategy on selling organic food. The author of the article said that Wal-Mart was going to stop selling organics because…no one was buying them. Well, Wal-Mart released a letter yesterday “fighting back” against this article, and it [...]
And workers still get nothing but crap. From Wal-Mart Watch:
Let me get this straight. In 2006, Wal-Mart tallied its worst same-store sales growth in 27 years. The company’s stock price has remained stagnant for years. And, public opinion has taken a serious turn for the worse.
The company has slashed labor costs by capping the [...]
