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Dennis S. Vogel
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Date Posted: 21:02:15 01/17/09 Sat
In reply to: GRand Master (To Be Announced) 's message, "Dennis, Don’t Gloat You’re Not The Only Walmart watch dog" on 17:11:53 01/17/09 Sat

GRand Master? Gees are you still here? OK, come in.

Small business owners,

Mand Graster is referring to messages I posted in other web sites & blogs.
My messages in this theme vary depending on the subject being discussed.
1 of these is-
Walmart Says 'No' to Uzbek Cotton Over Child Labor
http://www.retailwire.com/Discussions/Sngl_Discussion.cfm/13270

My Response Is –
What George wrote, "Other retailers including Tesco and Debenhams have previously said they would not do business with suppliers who bought cotton from the Central Asian nation" is a big point.

Walmart supposedly has inspectors, but other retailers spoke out 1st.

Let's pretend — I mean think hypothetically: Walmart has inspectors who are passionate about doing the right things in the right ways. Do they interview workers in off site settings so the supervisors won't intimidate the workers? Do they do surprise inspections or do they set appointments? Are there gated fences around the factories? How long does it take to get permission to enter? How long does it take to get from the gates to the factories?

Supervisors may be able to cover up abuses while inspectors wait to enter the facilities.

They inspect factories, but from whom do they get the addresses of and directions to those factories? I'm sure they get those directly or indirectly from the factories' owners. There probably aren't visitors' bureaus or Chambers Of Commerce offices offering maps in 3rd world countries. How do they know if all of the products are made in the factories they inspect?

Those factories may be showcases where very little of the work is done. The majority of products could be produced in locations inspectors from a foreign country would never find. Even if inspectors know where sweatshops are, they may not dare go near them.

Among reasons for having products made in foreign countries, away from US legal authorities, are few--if any--restrictions on pollution, bribery and abuses that likely would be stopped here. Why do you think the Chinese government stopped factory production in and near Beijing before the Olympics? Preventing pollution increases costs and decreases profits.

(In Part 2, I'll have issues related to 1 of H. Lee Scott's press releases.)

Dennis S. Vogel
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>GRand Master? Gees are you still here? OK, come in. > >Small business owners, > >Mand Graster is referring to messages I posted in >other web sites & blogs. >My messages in this theme vary depending on the >subject being discussed. >1 of these is- >Walmart Says 'No' to Uzbek Cotton Over Child Labor >http://www.retailwire.com/Discussions/Sngl_Discussion.c >fm/13270 > >My Response Is – >What George wrote, "Other retailers including Tesco >and Debenhams have previously said they would not do >business with suppliers who bought cotton from the >Central Asian nation" is a big point. > >Walmart supposedly has inspectors, but other retailers >spoke out 1st. > >Let's pretend — I mean think hypothetically: Walmart >has inspectors who are passionate about doing the >right things in the right ways. Do they interview >workers in off site settings so the supervisors won't >intimidate the workers? Do they do surprise >inspections or do they set appointments? Are there >gated fences around the factories? How long does it >take to get permission to enter? How long does it take >to get from the gates to the factories? > >Supervisors may be able to cover up abuses while >inspectors wait to enter the facilities. > >They inspect factories, but from whom do they get the >addresses of and directions to those factories? I'm >sure they get those directly or indirectly from the >factories' owners. There probably aren't visitors' >bureaus or Chambers Of Commerce offices offering maps >in 3rd world countries. How do they know if all of the >products are made in the factories they inspect? > >Those factories may be showcases where very little of >the work is done. The majority of products could be >produced in locations inspectors from a foreign >country would never find. Even if inspectors know >where sweatshops are, they may not dare go near them. > >Among reasons for having products made in foreign >countries, away from US legal authorities, are few--if >any--restrictions on pollution, bribery and abuses >that likely would be stopped here. Why do you think >the Chinese government stopped factory production in >and near Beijing before the Olympics? Preventing >pollution increases costs and decreases profits. > >(In Part 2, I'll have issues related to 1 of H. Lee >Scott's press releases.) > >Dennis S. Vogel >thrivingbusiness@email.com >Don’t rely on people to figure out why they should buy >from you instead of giant competitor. It’s your job to >persuade them. Giants have the information & methods >they need to pull consumers away from you. Help >yourself to some information & methods you need by >using these URLs. >http://www.voy.com/31049/ >http://www.lakefield.net/~thrivingbusiness/

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