Some of the most popular American corporations are importing shrimp at super-cheap prices from Thailand, where migrant workers are in slavery, like in Nazi Germany, being tortured while they work for no pay 20 hours a day. How much shrimp is being imported that’s processed by slaves, including child slaves? Walmart and Costco are contributing to the chaos, buying and selling shrimp exported from Thailand every year, and it’s slave-labor shrimp at “rock bottom” cost. No wonder Walmart and Costco are such “successful” businesses. What else are they buying that’s made by slaves who are tortured mentally and physically while working 20-hour days for zero pay? Wine, maybe?
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China’s Tainted Meat Scandal Explained
in Consumer Products, Food Products, Recalls/by The Made in America Movement TeamJuly 30, 2014
McDonald’s restaurants in many Chinese cities have been eerily quiet this past week. Many McDonald’s addicts have been forced to go cold turkey as numerous branches have yanked flagship burgers off the menu amid a tainted meat scandal.
The fast food giant is enormously popular in China where it has 2,000 outlets, each one typically overflowing with hungry crowds. Read more
Manufacturing Plant in Gulfport to Expand and Hire 200 More Workers
in Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing/by The Made in America Movement TeamRead more
Made in USA Sells Again
in Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Reshoring, Sourcing/by The Made in America Movement TeamLast fall, Wal-Mart promised to purchase $250 billion in Made in USA products by 2023, a move it said would create 1 million U.S. jobs over time. Two-thirds of the goods in its domestic stores are already made, sourced, assembled, or grown in the United States, the company added. Read more
Made in USA: What’s real. What’s not.
in Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Made in USA, Manufacturing/by The Made in America Movement TeamMade in America – Most Americans love the idea of buying a Made in USA product instead of an import. But sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s not. Read more
Senate Gives Obama Huge Win On Trade
in Economy, TPP/by The Made in America Movement TeamWASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday handed President Barack Obama the biggest legislative victory of his second term, with a dramatic vote clearing the way for major trade agreements with Pacific Rim nations and the European Union. Read more
Consumer Reports: Best American Made Appliances
in American Made, Consumer Products, Made in USA/by The Made in America Movement TeamThe thousands of products that pass through Consumer Reports test labs each year come from all corners of the globe. There are washing machines and water heaters from Mexico, TVs and refrigerators from South Korea, dishwashers and vacuums from Germany. We see lots of appliances that are made right here in the U.S. too, of course. Every country has winners and losers when it comes to quality and performance. Read more
Family Wins Suit Involving Chemical-Coated Toys produced in China
in Consumer Products, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Toys/by The Made in America Movement TeamAn Arizona family won a $435,000 judgment in federal court after a child swallowed a decorative bead coated with a chemical that metabolized into a date-rape drug when ingested, marking the first verdict of its kind in the nation over the toy. The toy was made in China. Read more
New Toy Safety Standards Become Law
in Consumer Products, Made in USA, Recalls, Toys/by The Made in America Movement TeamAug. 14, 2008
From lunchboxes and backpacks to baby cribs and toy figurines, a lengthy effort to make children’s products safer has finally cleared the final hurdles. New toy safety standards become law. Read more
Kentwood Company Moving Toothbrush Production Back From China
in Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, Reshoring, Sourcing, Walmart/by The Made in America Movement TeamKENTWOOD, Mich. (WZZM) – A toothbrush company that outsourced some of its manufacturing to China years ago is bringing work back to West Michigan. Read more
Why Walmart and Costco Shrimp Prices Are So Low
in Food Products, Seafood, Slave Labor, Walmart/by The Made in America Movement TeamSome of the most popular American corporations are importing shrimp at super-cheap prices from Thailand, where migrant workers are in slavery, like in Nazi Germany, being tortured while they work for no pay 20 hours a day. How much shrimp is being imported that’s processed by slaves, including child slaves? Walmart and Costco are contributing to the chaos, buying and selling shrimp exported from Thailand every year, and it’s slave-labor shrimp at “rock bottom” cost. No wonder Walmart and Costco are such “successful” businesses. What else are they buying that’s made by slaves who are tortured mentally and physically while working 20-hour days for zero pay? Wine, maybe?
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