The Gap has successfully brought together labor leaders and factory owners in Lesotho and other African countries, helped train independent factory monitors in Central America and supported a program in Cambodia that provides increased access to the U.S. apparel and textile market in exchange for improved factory conditions. By leveraging its power as a major retailer, the company is fast becoming a leader in the corporate movement to improve working conditions for some of the world's most exploited workers.
See "Workers' Rights at Risk", Evelyn Iritani and Marla Dickerson, Los Angeles Times, January 16, 2005