8 Invention of the security tags to attach on garment, a major prevention of theft.1998 Walmart Sweatshops in Honduras - Labor Issues 1998 Liz Claiborne sweatshop production in El Salvador makes the news1999 The Department of Labor announces the recovery of $247,000 in back wages for 138 workers of a Los Angeles area garment shop, Emeraldtex, Inc. The DOL investigation, which covered a 2-year period, was conducted by the "rapid response" unit established in the Fall of 1998. The shop assembles garments exclusively for Jowett Garment Factory, Inc. which provides clothes for a variety of retailers including Eddie Bauer, The North Face, Reebok, Jones New York and The Gap. Emeraldtex, Inc, also fined $20,000 for willful violations, signed a consent judgment stipulating future compliance....
