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Corporate conduct Confirmed Against

Toyota's financial services arm fined $60 million for GAP insurance

Toyota's financial services arm was fined $60 million over GAP insurance and other extra loan products.

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nbcnews.com
Toyota's financial services arm fined $60 million over GAP insurance, other extra loan products

Corporate conduct Recall Against

Gap recalls children's coats due to choking hazard

Gap recalled children's coats because toggles can break and detach, posing a choking hazard.

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cpsc.gov

Gap Recalls Children’s Coats; Toggles Can Break and Detach Posing Choking Hazard

Gap Recalls Children’s Coats; Toggles Can Break and Detach Posing Choking Hazard

Labor & working conditions Settlement Against

Gap settles class-action lawsuit with global settlement

Gap joined six other U.S. clothing retailers and 23 Saipan garment manufacturers in a global settlement in the federal class-action lawsuit.

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business-humanrights.org
Retailer Gap Inc. on Thursday said it is settling all claims it is facing in a suit alleging violations of wage and hour laws and other workers' rights in Saipan garment factories in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands.
Gap, the largest U.S. specialty apparel retailer, said it joined six other U.S. clothing retailers and 23 Saipan garment manufacturers in reaching a global settlement in the federal class-action lawsuit.
Gap Settles Garment Workers Lawsuit - Business and Human Rights Centre

Labor & working conditions Confirmed Against

Gap not complying with worker protection laws

Gap is accused of failing to comply with local laws on annual leave, minimum wage, overtime, record keeping, and machinery safety.

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theguardian.com
The most frequent violations of The Gap's code of conduct included factories not complying with local laws on annual leave, failure to pay the minimum wage, working weeks in excess of 60 hours, inaccurate record keeping and machinery lacking safety devices.

Corporate conduct Recall Against

Gap recalls baby swimsuits due to strangulation hazard

Gap recalled baby swimsuits after identifying a strangulation hazard.

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cpsc.gov

Gap Recalls Baby Swimsuits Due to Strangulation Hazard

Gap Recalls Baby Swimsuits Due to Strangulation Hazard

Labor & working conditions Confirmed In favor

Gap increases hourly worker pay

Gap announced an increase in hourly worker pay, benefiting about 65,000 store employees.

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finance.yahoo.com
Gap, owner of Old Navy, Banana Republic and Gap apparel chains, said the increased pay will benefit about 65,000 store employees.

Labor & working conditions Confirmed In favor

Gap Inc. raises hourly worker pay to $10 by 2015

Gap Inc. raised hourly worker pay to $10 an hour by 2015.

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aspeninstitute.org
This is good news for Gap workers, 65,000 of whom are now to get a pay raise, and good news for the company.
latimes.com
Gap Inc. to raise employees' minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2015 - Los Angeles Times
usnews.com
Was Gap Right to Raise Its Minimum Wage for U.S. Workers?

Corporate conduct Recall Against

Gap Inc. recalls children's pajamas

Gap Inc. announced a recall of children's pajamas.

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cpsc.gov

CPSC, Gap Inc. Announce Recall of Children's Pajamas

CPSC, Gap Inc. Announce Recall of Children's Pajamas
saferproducts.gov

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Corporate conduct Recall Against

Gap recalls boys' jackets due to entrapment hazard

Gap recalled boys' jackets after discovering the drawstring at the waist poses an entrapment hazard.

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cpsc.gov

Gap Outlet Recalls Boys' Jackets; Drawstring at Waist Poses Entrapment Hazard

Gap Outlet Recalls Boys' Jackets; Drawstring at Waist Poses Entrapment Hazard

Ukraine & Russia Confirmed You decide

Gap suspends deliveries to Russia

Gap suspended deliveries to Russia and donated $1 million worth of clothing to Ukrainian refugees.

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finance.yahoo.com
Gap's March statement that it had suspended deliveries to Russia also said it would donate $1 million worth of clothing to Ukrainian refugees.