Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is planning to monitor subcontractors’ U.S. warehouses, in the same way it tries to police conditions at suppliers’ factories around the globe.
The monitoring program follows protests, fines and lawsuits stemming from complaints of poor worker treatment at the warehouses, where work is subcontracted out.
Warehouses that sort and ship merchandise to stores, as well as handle online orders, are one of the fastest-growing sources of U.S. retailing jobs. In many cases, store chains don’t own the warehouses or directly employ their workers. The warehouses ramp up operations during the Christmas season, hiring thousands of temporary workers
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