Human Right Watch Accuses Wal-Mart of Exploiting Labor Laws
人权观察指责沃尔玛钻劳工法律漏洞
An international human rights group has accused giant U.S. retailer Wal-Mart of violating the rights of its workers by exploiting weak U.S. labor laws.
一个国际人权组织指责美国零售巨头沃尔玛利用缺乏力度的美国劳工法来侵害员工的权利。
In a 210-page report released Monday, New York-based Human Rights Watch says Wal-Mart uses sophisticated tactics to thwart union organization and create a climate of fear for its one-point-three million American workers.
设在纽约的人权观察星期一在一份 210 页的报告中说,沃尔玛利用周密的手段阻挠组织工会,并且在其 130 万名美国员工中製造惧怕气氛。
The report says Wal-Mart begins to indoctrinate workers and managers to oppose unions from the moment they are hired.
报告说,沃尔玛从僱用工人和经理人员的时刻开始,就向他们灌输反工会的思想。
But Wal-Mart rejected the report as untrue and unsubstantiated.
但是,沃尔玛驳斥这项报告是不真实,缺乏事实依据。
In a statement Monday, a Wal-Mart spokesman said Wal-Mart gives employees every opportunity to express their ideas, comments and concerns.
沃尔玛发言人星期一在一份声明中说,沃尔玛为僱员提供一切机会表达自己的想法、意见和关注。
The spokesman said that is why Wal-Mart employees have repeatedly rejected unionization.
这位发言人还说,这就是为什麼沃尔玛的僱员一再拒绝成立工会的原因。