1,371 violations
Submitted by antarchi on July 8, 2007 - 01:04.
One internal audit of 25,000 employees in 128 Wal-Mart stores in the USA found 1,371 violations of child labour laws, including minors working too late, too many hours a day and during school hours. It also found 60,000 instances where workers were forced to work through breaks, and 16,000 where they worked through meal times. A 2002 lawsuit in Texas estimated that Wal-Mart short-changed its employees $150 million over four years in missed breaks.