Including looked exit doors. obstructed aisles. and violations of sprinkler system requirements. In addition. the contractors maintained two sets of accounting records. one showing that workers were being paid as little as $2.67 per hourfax less than the minimum wage. The workers were all Asian Immigrants making clothes for KMart. iMart requires its garment contractors to identify all subcontractors they employ. and to make "regular and surprise inspections" of manufacturing operations. But this requirement did not prevent the fire code violations. wage violations. and other illegal practices of the contractors arrested in Brooklyn last summer. This example shows that voluntary codes of conduct and mr.4toring programs. as the Ap paxrel Industry Partnership agreement encourages. cannot. by themselves. eradicate the problem.
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