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Animal Rights Issues
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Animal Activists say Retailers to Ban Indian Leather:
     - An article on how Gap and others stopped purchasing Indian
      leather due to mistreatment of the cows. May 31, 2000.

Gap to Stop Selling Indian Leather - 2000:
    - From Peta-Online.org.

Indian Leather - A PETA Special Investigation:
    - Want to see what the GAP was getting away from when it stopped purchasing Indian
      leather? Read this page, or better yet, watch the video at the bottom of the page. The
      video is not for the faint of heart, it shows blood, open wounds, beating of cows, and
      slaughter.

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Environmental Issues
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Falling out of the Gap:
     - How some students in Mountain View, CA protested Gap's
       labor and (non?)environmental practices.

Gap Inc.
     - An overview of the company and their labor practices, as well as
       impact on the environment.

"No Humanitarian Award" for Gap Chair:
     - Why Donald Fisher shouldn't have gotten a humanitarian award.

Old Navy.org:
      - Information about Gap labor practices, and its impact on the
         environment.

Save the Redwoods! Boycott the Gap:
     - Discusses how the founders of Gap are cutting down the last old
        growth Redwoods outside of National Parks.

The Plight of the Redwoods!
     - An article about Gap's Chairpersons's   involvment in the cutting of
       Redwoods. Also includes other info on the company.

Why the Gap as a Corporate Target?
   - This article, from Global Exchange will answer that very question!

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Other Issues
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Gap Inc. San Francisco Bay Area:
    -Gap supports a lot of programs in various cities, most with a focus
      on kids. This site (made by Gap Inc.) outlines some of them.

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Sweatshop Issue
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Codes of Conduct and Carmelita - The Reality Gap - 1997:
    - An article discussing the gap between codes that companies
        create to set the standard for their facotry conditions, and the
       reality of what goes on in the factories.

Falling out of the Gap:
     - How some students in Mountain View, CA protested Gap's
       labor and (non?)environmental practices.

Food Poisoning in Saipan Sweatshop:
    - A paragraph about this incident which occured on March 23, 1999.

Gap:
   - A page all about Gap from the Clean Clothes Campaign. Has news
     updates.

Gap Campaign:
     - The Global Exchange site on Gap.

Gap Inc.
     - An overview of the company and their labor practices, as well as
       impact on the environment.

Global Sweatshop Coalition - March 10, 2000:
     - An article about a march against sweatshops, targeting the Gap mainly.

Guess? . . . Who Is Exploiting Whom?
     - An article from Change Links, a progressive newspaper. It discusses
         the Saipan sweatshops, lists several companies that have been
         charged with using them, and also lists the wholesale value of the
         annually produced products in the shops per company.

Human Rights Group Launches Ad Campaign Against Gap:
     - An article from Global Exchange.

Indonesia - Gap Union Members Fired - 1999:
     -Nearly all the members of a union in an Indonesian factory producing
        for Gap were fired when they organized a strike.

Indonesian Workers' Jobs on the Line - 1999:
     - A paragraph about Indonesian workerswho were fired after trying
        to make their company pay minimum wage.

Khakis Oppress:
     - Information about why Gap isn't so great.

Labour Rights in Indonesia: What is Mensruation Leave?
    - Lack of women's rights in Indonesian facotiries.

Lockout at Par Garment in Bangkok, Thailand:
     - Scroll almost all the way to the bottom to read about this factory
      in which Gap produces.

"No Humanitarian Award" for Gap Chair:
     - Why Donald Fisher shouldn't have gotten a humanitarian award.

No Swinging in Sweatshops:
    - Although the ads may look like the Gap is all fun and games,
      Carmencita Abad, a former Gap sweatshop worker, doesn't think
      so.

Old Navy.org:
      - Information about Gap labor practices, and its impact on the
         environment.

One woman's life in an Asian Sweatshop:
     - An overview of the story of Chie Abad, who worked in a Saipan
       sweatshop making clothes for Gap and others.

Par Garment - Endless Struggle: May 17th, 2000:
     - Some info about the Par Garment factory in which Gap makes some
       of its clothes.

Par Garment Thailand:
     - Information on this factory where Gap and others produce.

Saipan Sweatshop Lawsuit:
    - News about settlements from SweatshopWatch.org.

Saipan Sweatshop Litigation:
    - The litigation online at SweatshopWatch.org! Tons of info on Saipan
       sweatshops.

Student Protest Targets Sweatshop Labor - Dec, 1999:
     - Outlines a student protest outside a Gap store.

Suit Says 18 Companies Conspired to Violate Civil Rights:
     - Information about the Saipan lawsuit against The Gap and others. From
        the New York Times, January 1999.

Sweatshops and Student Activis:
     - An article from hardboiled.org about the Saipan lawsuit against Gap
       and other companies, and the sweatshop movement in general.

Sweatshops Continue to Stain U.S. Island of Saipan:
     - Scroll a little more than halfway down to read.

Sweatshop Worker Shares her Experiences:
     - An article about Carmencita Abad, a worker in a Gap sweatshop.

Taking on the Sweatshops - 1998:
     - Includes some quotes from a girl who worked in the Mandarin
        International sweatshop sewing for Gap.

TED Case Studies:
    - A lot of info on Saipan sweatshops.

The Gap and sweatshop Labor in El Salvador:
    - Scroll past the German article to see one on the Gap. Mostly
       quotes from a  girl who worked in the factory.

The Guy Who Made Kathie Lee Cry - 1996:
     - Among a whole bunch of general info on sweatshops, this page
       includes a bit of information on how in 1996 Gap started having
      their factories independantly monitored.

The Horror Behind the Labels:
     - An article on a meeting with workers from factories in Central
       America.

Threadbare Existence - 2000:
    - Even though it may be made in the USA, that doesn't mean it's
       sweat free! Gap sourced from one of the sweatshops mentioned
       in this article (EmeraldTex in L.A.).

United Students Against Sweatshops Fight for Better Labor:
    -An article on sweatshops, organizations etc. From Wiretap.

U.S. Department of Trendsetter List - 1997:
    - Gap was on the list in 1997.

Victory for Los Angeles Garment Workers - 2000:
    - Workers in a Los Angeles factory sewed clothing for Gap and
      others but didn't receive proper pay. They sued and won.

Why the Gap as a Corporate Target?
   - This article, from Global Exchange will answer that very question!

Women in the Factories of the World - 1999:
    - Scroll down a bit to see what Judith of El Salvador has to say
       about the factory she worked in (one that produced for Gap).

Workers' Dreams of America, Land Them in Sweatshop:
     - Info on the Saipan lawsuit. From CNN, January 14th, 1999.

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Buisness Profiles
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Business.com- The Gap Inc.
    - Sales, employment, VIPs, news, products and contact info.

Gap Inc.
     - The Gap as seen by itself!

Hoover's Online - The Gap Inc.
      - General info from Hoover's.

Responsible Shopper - Gap:
    - A great profile from ResponsibleShopper.com. Includes general info,
     criticisms/praises and more.

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