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DESCRIPTION:Carmencita "Chie" Abad  will speak and lead a discussion after the films 
 "Deadly Embrace: Nicaragua, World Bank & IMF" & "Global Village or Global 
 Pillage".   Chie Abad speaks from personal experience about the hardships 
 endured by millions of workers in sweatshops around the world. Chie spent 
 six years as a garment worker on the Pacific island of Saipan, a U.S. 
 territory. She endured wretched working conditions, frequently working 
 14-hour shifts in order to meet arbitrary production quotas for her 
 employer, the Sako Corporation, which makes clothes for the Gap and other 
 U.S. retailers. When she tried to organize a union, Chie was met by fierce 
 resistance from management and eventually lost her job. She now lives in 
 the U.S., where she works to educate Americans about the inhumane factory 
 conditions occurring worldwide, including on U.S. soil. Chie was 
 instrumental in forcing 26 major retailers to settle a lawsuit in Septmber 
 2002 to improve conditions in Saipan. Her story is an inspiring example of 
 how people can win if they stand up for their rights\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/05/09/38433.php
SUMMARY:Speaker: Carmencita Chie Abad
LOCATION:World Centric  2121 Staunton Ct, Palo Alto  http://www.worldcentric.org
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/05/09/38433.php
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