XII-"The retailer's side of the story" - Merle Linda Wolin - Los Angeles Herald-Examiner

Byline: Merle Linda Wolin; 1981-01-27; Los Angeles Herald-Examiner; pages A10

Report: "Sweatshop" - Merle Linda Wolin - Los Angeles Herald-Examiner

Tags: garment industry, immigration, posed as, undercover, worked as

Talk to major retailers in Los Angeles, the impeccably dressed corporate executives who reap grand profits from selling high fashion and style, and they will completely disavow the problems of the garment industry. But talk to labor commission officials or even spokesmen from various contractors' or manufacturers associations, and they will tell you that until big retailers agree to accept responsibility for their part in perpetuating flagrant labor and health code violations, the industry will continue to be "the dirtiest in the state."

Description:Wolin talks to retailers who sell clothes from the manufacturers she worked for posing undercover as an undocumented worker.

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Los Angeles Herald-Examiner article titled, "The Retailer's Side of the Story." Written by Merle Linda Wolin as part of her series.