The incidents have renewed calls for a wider safety agreement that would require retailers to sign on to a binding inspection system that would alert workers and the public when a factory is unsafe.
The big question is: Will the political parties respond to public outrage and finally bring negligent factory and building owners to book?
Dara O'Rourke, professor of environmental and labor policy at the University of California, Berkeley, applauded Wal-Mart's move to be more public with the results of its factory inspections.
The episode, entitled Mr Daisey and the Apple Factory, was distributed by Public Radio International and broadcast nationwide.
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Although Pegatron briefly caught the public eye in 2011 due to a factory explosion that injured dozens of workers, the smaller company has largely escaped the laserlike spotlight that has forced Foxconn to increase wages and make changes to its labor practices.
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Negre presumes that these franchisees will buy parts, assemble them and sell cars directly to the public from a small showroom on the site of the factory.
Even if we assume that public education is wonderful, can you think like a factory owner for a moment and explain what value we have derived from a 57 percent real increase in federal education spending since 2000?
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Those fortunate enough to own a factory do pay their share for police, fire departments, public schools and roads.
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