When I used to work for the Gap I sometimes faced criticism from my more left-leaning friends because of Gap's overseas sourcing. The typical criticism was some generic statement about using third-world labor, sweat shops etc. I often tried to defend the Gap, partially because I worked for them, but also because I believed that they were trying to do the right thing. Every company is going to have problems when it works with third world suppliers, but I think the Gap does an amazing job of being socially responsible.
More information about how the Gap really is socially responsible is here.
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