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Article

17 Jan 2005

Author:
Evelyn Iritani & Marla Dickerson, Los Angeles Times

Workers' Rights at Risk

Freed of the decades-old restrictions that dictated how much Gap could import from various countries, Pressler [Gap CEO Paul Pressler] said he would direct his buyers to purchase from suppliers committed to treating their employees humanely. Gap executives are challenging their competitors to join them in this effort, lest it be doomed to failure. [also refers to Old Navy (part of Gap), Nike, Wal-Mart, Lesotho Haps, Vogue Landmark, Charter]