Fruit of the Loom's seedy deal: Irish labor ripe for picking. From: The Progressive | Date: September 1, 1994| Author: Flanders, Laura | COPYRIGHT 1994 The Progressive, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Fruit of the Loom's Donegal, Ireland plant has the same low-wage, union-busting labor relations as its Harlingen, Texas maquiladora plant. Dire economic conditions in both the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland make them vulnerable to such predatory multinational corporations.

Crouched on the bayshore of northern Donegal, the entry to Buncrana is marked by a municipal welcome sign which boasts that this small Irish town is twinned with Campbellsville, Kentucky.

Along ...

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