The following is a love letter, penned by Clodagh Hartley for the Sun newspaper, to ASDA. Apparenly the UK arm of WalMart is selling school uniforms for £4.

The Scum thinks this is marvelous news for children and parents alike, and someone called Joyce Daly, from something called the Schoolwear Association, agrees. Presumably the kids and parents this is such great news for aren't the same kids and parents who make these clothes.

Given that ASDA have to pay the production, material, shipping and other costs, and still make a profit that keeps the directors in fancy cars, you don't need a maths degree to work out that the workers are getting screwed. Then again Sun journalists don't even have journalism degrees, let alone maths ones. Read on if you dare...

A new report "The Story of Toys Made in China for Wal-Mart" has been published by the Hong Kong based group SACOM...

'Some people would like us to be better, some would like us not to exist'
Wal-Mart admits increasing unpopularity as unions organise huge protests outside glitz-fest (Guardian, Sat 2 June)

Philippine garment workers still need your support as violence in the Cavite Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) continues.
Appeals and information from the Clean Clothes Campaign.

Tell Wal-Mart, Chong Won management, and the Philippines Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) that this continued violence against workers and flagrant trampling of workers rights will NOT be tolerated!

University Watchdog Uncovers Major Violations of Retail Giant's Code of Conduct & Philippine National Laws
Philippines' Human Rights Crisis Makes it Imperative that Wal-Mart Act to Protect Workers From Further Violence