PSLM member Erik A. Beach '02 attacked the Gap for its role as one of 18 defendants in a lawsuit filed on behalf of over 50,000 workers in Saipan.
He said Saipan's status as an American territory allows companies to print "Made in the USA" on their clothing but conform to sub-par labor standards.
Workers allege that the companies charged recruitment fees for employment opportunities and encouraged women not to date or marry, to use birth control pills and to have an abortion if pregnant so as not to lose their labor services, Beach said.
Maria K. Moyer-Angus, spokesperson for Gap Inc., said yesterday the lawsuit "does not have merit."
"We feel very strongly that our actions in the court will demonstrate that we work very hard in making sure that the factories we do business with treat workers with dignity and respect," she said.
As Beach spoke, he attracted a crowd of onlookers.
"He seems to know what he's talking about--they shouldn't be treating their workers that way,"
said Jack D. Merry, an employee at the Tannery.
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