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Stripped-down student protesters rush Macy's aisles: Suppliers exploit Guatemala labor, demonstrators say

Date: October 14, 2007

Author: Amy Rolph

QUOTE: But a department store clerk is quick to pick up a phone when he or she sees a half-naked college student dash by complaining that the store's clothes "smell like blood." Sunday evening, store managers declined to comment on the demonstration, and it wasn't clear which -- if any -- of the store's wares were manufactured in the two Guatemalan factories.

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Article MetaInformation:

Key People:

• Prof. Angelina Snodgrass Godoy Ph.D.

Key Organizations:

• Hearst Corporation
• Liz Claiborne
• Macy's
• Talbots

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Businesses & Organizations
  • Distribution Channels
    • Retail Trade / Reselling
  • Human Resource Development: General
    • Unions/Labor Movement
    • Working Conditions / Sweatshops
  • Industry-Specific Issues
    • Clothing/Textiles/Fashion
  • Range of Responsibilities
    • Outsourcing/Subcontracting

• Government & Politics / History
  • Government (General)
    • Protests/Dissent

• Central America / Caribbean
  • Guatemala

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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