Tag Archives: billionaires
Wal-Mart sweat shops kill another 1100
Newly found documents indicate that apparel had been produced for Wal-Mart at one of the operations in the factory building that collapsed last month, killing more than 1,100 workers. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/business/six-retailers-join-bangladesh-factory-pact.html?ref=world The Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity has provided The New York Times with photos of several documents not disputed by Wal-Mart that were recovered in […]
Koch brother wins millions after bad wine investment
A billionaire from the state of Florida has won $12m (£7.8m) in damages awarded by a New York jury in a dispute over fake vintage wine. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22132149 Koch alleged two dozen bottles of the fake wine were fraudulently sold to him at an auction in 2005. “We weren’t even expecting any damages and we got […]