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Article

19 Nov 2009

Author:
US Council for International Business

Fortune 500 Companies Join Together to Support Better Work

Five of the biggest U.S. companies are backing an international program to improve compliance with labor standards and competitiveness in the factories where some of their products are made. The five companies – Gap Inc., Levi Strauss & Co., Nike, Walmart and The Walt Disney Company – will collectively contribute more than $1 million to Better Work, a unique joint program of the International Labor Organization and the International Finance Corporation...