Wal-Mart doesn't specifically disclose why it puts a factory on its banned list.

WSJ: Standards Clash in Bangladesh Factory Reforms

So why did the union go along with a Chrysler factory that isn't owned by Chrysler?

FORBES: Other people's money

Cypriot labour costs rose 40% between 1995 and 2008, making it a relatively more expensive place to go on holiday or locate a widget factory, and the main reason why Cyprus has been collectively spending more than it earns.

BBC: Cyprus's future: Is euro membership viable?

Why is it that so many manufacturers have recently taken a dislike to factory work?

FORBES: Ghost cars, ghost brands

That is why the ultimate result of the global credit crisis is a dollar crisis transmitted through the factory economies of Asia as well as Japan.

FORBES: Asia's Credit Squeeze