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UNI is asking affiliates to show Walmart that workers in the retail sector and across the service sector are watching the company's actions closely and they don't like what they see.



The petition calls for Walmart to put in place a responsible contractor policy obligating contractors it does business with to observe certain standards to protect workers. This would mean a living wage, benefits and a guarantee of respect for workers' legal rights.



Unions the world over will be acutely aware of the pervasive power of Walmart, the world's biggest retailer, and its ability to shape the lives of, not just retail workers, but those who work in the manufacturing sector and the company's vast supply chain.



In a bid to stand up for their basic human rights, workers at a warehouse in California filed a Federal law suit in September 2011 based on the company's failure to meet the minimum requirements under US wage law. Since that time these 70 workers have reported being threatened and harassed and have now been told they will lose their jobs as of 24 February.