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Guess? Inc., headquartered in Los Angeles, has been accused by the federal government and labor activists of using American sweatshops to produce their clothing. In some cases, the shops had individu- al employees take sewing work home; such subcontracting often leads to the use of child labor and violation of minimum wage law, experts...
...Restated the traditional American be lief in incentive and reward for individu effort and excellence...
...fame in the world whose 'girls' were all more than seventy years old." ^ Therese, the 250-lb. cook, "was a 'numero' in all senses of the word." ("A 'numero' . . . was one degree lower than a 'type,' but less severe than 'individu.' ") Armed with a butcher's knife and fortified with three liters of red wine (her daily quota: five liters), Therese was formida ble. She endeared herself to the local wags by surreptitiously serving the unpopular Navet "chat farci" -stuffed...
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