1.0 link 116629 <![CDATA[First Wal-Mart Union Begins In China]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/03/first-wal-mart-union-begi_n_116629.html The first Wal-Mart trade union in China was formed after the company bowed to government demands for organized labor in its stores, The New York Times reported Friday.

Wal-Mart's reluctance to allow unions, particularly in the United States where they remain banned from stores, has been a point of controversy for many years. But the government-controlled All-China Federation of Trade Unions fought for the right to create branches in the company's 60 outlets.

Beth Keck, director of international corporate affairs for Wal-Mart,...

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