Boycott Bloomingdales!
Please Note: This action has been discontinued.
Thank you for your support!
NO Forced Labor!!
Bloomingdales is a retailer of garments from Burma -- a Southeast Asian
country ruled by a brutal military dictatorship. But Bloomingdales should
know better: the garment industry in Burma is closely tied to a modern
form of slave labor.
Garment companies in Burma are controlled completely by the dictators,
whom have been criticized by the U.S. State Department, the United Nations,
Amnesty International, and others for brutal violations of human rights --
killing, torture, a modern form of slave labor, and rape.
The money you spend in Bloomingdales on goods that are from Burma benefits
Burma's military dictators and means more suffering for the 50 million
To make matters worse, worker rights are not enforced in Burma and health and safety standards are virtually nonexistent.
Write Bloomingdales directly using the company own web site:
http://www.bloomingdales.com/contactus/index.html
Cc emails, and any responses you get from Federated to:
dbeeton@freeburmacoalition.org
You can also sign a petition online at:
http://www.petitiononline.com/fds/petition.html
For more information on the boycott of Federated Stores,
www.freeburmacoalition.org or call 202-547-5985.
Sample Letter
Dear Sir:
I am writing to protest the fact that Bloomingdales is selling apparel
manufactured in Burma.
Virtually all apparel factories in Burma are substantially owned by the
Burmese military and are a valuable source of revenue for the Burmese army.
Most responsible apparel companies have stopped sourcing apparel from Burma.
Several retailers -- including Ames and Wal-Mart -- have taken the additional
step of pledging to stop even stocking any apparel made in Burma.
I understand that Bloomingdales no longer directly sources any of its own
brand apparel from Burma. I urge you to follow the lead of Ames and Wal-Mart
and refuse to stock any merchandise made in Burma.
I would like to shop in Bloomingdales in the knowledge that you are not
supporting Burma's military junta. Please write back and tell me when you
decide to cease stocking any products made in Burma.
Sincerely,
your name
your address
- 116 Human Rights