Two workers from Wal-Mart supplier sweatshops and farms abroad will speak at WSU about their experiences making products for Wal-Mart’s stores. One worker from a Florida Wal-Mart retail store will also speak about her time as an “associate” for the big box store.

The workers have traveled here to hold Wal-Mart publicly accountable for the human rights violations its policies encourage and abet in its supply chain and retail stores

Beatriz Fuentes from Colombia produces cut flowers for Dole and Wal-Mart at Splendor Flowers.

Kotagarahalli Ramaiah Jayaram from India worked in garment factories supplying Wal-Mart & other stores from age 18.

Sponsored by the Chicana/o Latino/a Student Center, the Progressive Student Union, and the Comparative Ethnic Studies Department at WSU.