-- children as young as 14 forced to work the same long hours as adults and under the same onerous conditions;
-- wages so low, they only cover one-fourth to one-half of essential needs;
-- workers in at least two factories not paid overtime;
-- because of excessive production quotas, workers forced to skip breaks, not go to the bathroom, and work sick through grueling 12-hour or longer days;
-- unhealthy work environments in stifling heat and thick fabric dust detrimental to health;
-- numerous sewing machine accidents causing wounds and loss of fingers; and
-- instances of severe repression against union supporters and organizers, including harassment, intimidation, firing, and blacklisting from further employment elsewhere.

-- further improvement of health and safety issues;
-- ending verbal harassment; and
-- making overtime work voluntary, not mandatory.

"found that workers had been psychologically and verbally harassed, dismissed without warning, and forced to sign resignation letters for attempting to form an independent union at the factory and that at least some workers dismissed for union activities have been blacklisted....the official reason given for workers dismissed....was 'lack of work.' "

"SAY NO TO THE UNION. DON'T SIGN ANOTHER CARD."

"The work is hard and the production quota is killing us (and earning minimum pay) isn't enough for anything, for what's needed at home."

"In the event that we complain, normally they don't listen to us but you have to suffer the consequences. One time I complained about the high temperatures in the factory and said it is not good for our health. And the manager said to me, 'If you are not comfortable you can leave."

-- Eagle raised its minimum wage by 50 cents an hour to an average of about $9 an hour;
-- it included a week's vacation in worker benefits bringing the total to two, including an annual July shutdown;
-- a new sick day policy requires a doctor's note, and time off remains unpaid; and
-- workers expressed concerns over low pay, poor benefits, dangerous working conditions, and everyday harassment of union supporters by company managers.

-- machines need lots of oil; in operation, it "shoots into your eyes," according to workers;
-- excessive heat, lack of circulation, smoke and oppressive smell causes dizziness, head and stomachaches, and for some vomiting;
-- forklifts go everywhere and sometimes hit people, causing injuries;
-- fabrics used are so heavy and stiff, they inflict abrasions, leave fingers bent and stiff, and cause chronic pain;
-- no health insurance is provided;
-- without a doctor's note, no sick days are offered and if taken are unpaid;
-- workers are constantly watched and checked, even when they go to the bathroom;
-- action is taken against anyone suspected of supporting a union; new hires must sign a declaration agreeing not to join one;
-- pressure and harassment are constant "to produce a lot;" and
-- departments are shut down and workers reassigned to divide and separate them from each other.

-- new employees get no income for their first three days; they also must pay $4 for a physical examination, $10 for housing, and another $10 for ten days' meals in the company cafeteria - in total, around a week's wages;
-- wages are sub-poverty;
-- no rest days are allowed for an entire month during peak production periods, in violation of Article 38 of China's Labor Law requiring at least one per week;
-- children as young as 14 work the same hours as adults and are hidden when customers visit the factory; Article 28 of China's Labor Law prohibits employing children under age 16; it also protects 16 - 18 year olds from "over-strenuous, poisonous or harmful labor or any dangerous operation" and requires employers to follow state laws regarding types of jobs, hours worked, and labor intensity for adolescents;
-- excessive over time is mandatory at below the legal double hourly pay rate for daytime work on weekends;
-- by law, workers can cancel their labor contracts by giving 30 days notice, but are penalized by loss of wages when they do;
-- they live 12 to a room in crowded dorms of around 200 square feet with ten cold showers for 264 workers;
-- pollution levels are oppressive; workers describe discharged black, foul smelling effluent into the adjacent river; and
-- at the end of every work day, body searches are conducted, similar to but not full strip searches.

-- Jordan's 114 garment factories employ over 36,000 foreign guest workers from Bangladesh, China, Sri Lanka and India;
-- Bangladeshi guest workers had to borrow at exorbitant interest rates $1,000 - $3,000 to pay unscrupulous manpower agencies for two-to-three year contracts to obtain work;
-- they were trapped in involuntary servitude at one factory and couldn't leave;
-- they were promised benefits, then reneged on, including free food, housing, medical care, vacations, sick days, and at least one day a week off;
-- on arrival in Jordan, their passports were seized;
-- they were forced to work shifts of "15, 38, 48, and even 72 hours straight, often going two or three days without sleep;"
-- they worked seven days a week for as little as 2 cents an hour, 98 hours a week;
-- those complaining were beaten and abused;
-- 28 workers shared one small 12 x 12-foot dorm with access to running water only every third day;
-- legally owed back wages were never paid nor were factory owners prosecuted for human trafficking, involuntary servitude, or treating their employees abusively;
-- they sewed clothing for Wal-Mart; and
-- other Jordanian, Chinese and other factory workers are treated the same way; some worked under conditions so hazardous that "scores of young people (are) seriously injured, and some maimed for life."