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The Gap Inc.

Headquarters : Two Folsom Street San Francisco, CA 94105 United States of America United States of America
Job offers, investor relations : web www.gapinc.com tel. 415-427-2000 email: investor_relations@gapinc.com stock : GPS analytics

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« Ethical » rating of The Gap Inc. , group and subsidiaries

Labor 20 Jobs -1% /1998 Offshore 7 Sales 16 Bn $.€ /year Profit 7 Bn $.€ /1998 Wage 14931 *min. Influence 2
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year
business
source
2006Gap subcontracts the manufacture of its clothing to 3000 subcontractors in the world.Livre
2006Gap is the largest U.S. clothing chain.Bloomberg
2006Gap is the world's largest-clothing distributor.L'Expansion
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country
address & contact : production type
incentive source
Bangladesh Bangladesh
:
 The Guardian
Bermuda Bermuda
GPS (Bermuda) Insurance Services Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Cambodia Cambodia
Phnom Penh :
 UIC Today
China China
464 factories :
 Reuters
El Salvador El Salvador
:
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) AFP
El Salvador El Salvador
:
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) The Guardian
El Salvador El Salvador
The Mandarin International factory, San Marcos FTZ :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) National Labor Committee
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Gap International Sourcing FZE, .O.Box : 17316 Jebel Ali & 04-814483 :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Guatemala Guatemala
:
 AFP
Honduras Honduras
Gap International Sourcing (Honduras) S.A. de C.V :
 
Hong-Kong Hong-Kong
Gap International Sourcing Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Hong-Kong Hong-Kong
Gap (Hong Kong) Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Hong-Kong Hong-Kong
Banana Republic (H.K.) Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
India India
:
 Reuters
Indonesia Indonesia
:
 The Guardian
Ireland Ireland
Gap (Ireland) Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Jordan Jordan
Western Factory : Sous-traitance,
 Campaign for Labor Rights
Jordan Jordan
Irbid QIZ : Apparel
 Middle East Economic Digest
Lesotho Lesotho
:
 The Guardian
Mexico Mexico
:
 The Guardian
Mexico Mexico
Gap International Sourcing (Mexico) S.A. de C.V :
 
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
BJ&B (Yupoong Group) :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Fair Labor Association
Russia Russia
:
 Reuters
Singapore Singapore
Gap International Sourcing Pte. Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Thailand Thailand
Gap International Sourcing (Thailand) Ltd :
 

  • Environmental impact

  • Human impact

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2007Fisher, Robert
See the photo of: Fisher, Robert Chief Executive Officer;
2007Pressler, Paul
See the photo of: Pressler, Paul Chief Executive Officer; allowances: 14 million US$;
Les Echos
2004Da Sole, Domenico
See the photo of: Da Sole, Domenico Director;
2004Rolfe, Andrew
See the photo of: Rolfe, Andrew Chairman;
2003Culleen, Nick J
See the photo of: Culleen, Nick J Vice-president;
2003Fisher, Donald
See the photo of: Fisher, Donald Chairman;
2003Fisher, Robert
See the photo of: Fisher, Robert Chairman;
2003Hansen, Marka
See the photo of: Hansen, Marka Chairman;
2003Lenk, Toby
See the photo of: Lenk, Toby Chairman;
2003Ming, Jenny
See the photo of: Ming, Jenny Chairman; salary: 2,25 million US$; stock-options: 0,22 million US$;
2003Pollitt, Byron
See the photo of: Pollitt, Byron Chief Financial Officer;
2003Pressler, Paul
See the photo of: Pressler, Paul Chief Executive Officer; salary: 1,61 million US$;
2002Muto, Gary P
See the photo of: Muto, Gary P Chairman;
2002Pressler, Paul
See the photo of: Pressler, Paul Chief Executive Officer;
2000Gust, Ann B
See the photo of: Gust, Ann B Vice-president;
1999Drexler, Millard
See the photo of: Drexler, Millard Chief Executive Officer; salary: 172 million US$;
National Labor Committee
1998Drexler, Millard
See the photo of: Drexler, Millard Chief Executive Officer; salary: 47 million FF;
Management
year
employees
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social impact : country
source
2007
ILO violation 138 : The clothing sold by the American group Gap is manufactured by children in a workshop in India. The children, some only 10 years old, work for a Gap's subcontractor in the district of Shahpur Jat in New Delhi. They evoked long working hours not paid, threats and blows. The children manufactured Gap Kid shirts which were to be sold for Christmas.: India
AFP
2007
ILO violation 87,98 : Social violations at subsidiary's Fibres and Fabrics International Pvt. Ltd and its subsidiary Jeans Knit Pvt. Ltd. (JKPL) plants in Bangalore including harassment of workers; physical abuse; arbitrary termination of services without following due legal process; lack of letter of employment; lack of rest rooms and canteen facilities; non-provision of identity cards; absence of proper safety measures and non-payment of overtime wages.: India
Clean Clothes Campaign
2006
150000
2006
ILO violation 1,131, 87,98 : Four young women, including a 16 year-old girl, were raped by managers at the Western Factory.Some 14 and 15 year-old child workers;Mandatory 16 to 20-hour shifts from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight or 4:00 a.m.;Forced to work seven days a week, with just four days off in ten months; At the factory 114 hours a week;Despite working 109 hours a week, the workers were not paid for six months;Even when the workers were lucky enough to be paid, they were still cheated of 65 percent of the wages legally due them, earning just $25.38—or 23 cents an hour, for 109 hours of work;: Jordan
Campaign for Labor Rights
2005
minimum wage/day: 10 US$; Thailand
2005
minimum wage/day: 6 US$; China
2005
minimum wage/day: 5 US$; India
Livre
2005
minimum wage/day: 4 US$; Bangladesh
Livre
2005
minimum wage/day: 2 US$; Indonesia
Livre
2004
2004
153000
2003 Reuters
2003 Reuters
2003 Reuters
2003
169000
2002
minimum wage/day: 3 US$; ILO violation 1 : pys poverty wages: Lesotho
UNITE
2002
ILO violation 87 98 : physical harassment and abuse in factories; poor health and safety; suppression of worker rights; and, cheating of wages: Lesotho
UNITE
2002
ILO violation 87,98 : anti-union practices: Dominican Republic
Fair Labor Association
2002
ILO violation 87, 98 : union busting practices at subcontractor: Tainan closes factory where workers just succeeded in unionizing: El Salvador
Campaign for Labor Rights
2002
ILO violation 1 : 16 heures de travail par jour; en 48 heures, deux ouvrières meurent, l'une d'une pneumonie, l'autre d'une congestion cérébrale; racket des agents recruteurs: Mauritius
Capital
2002
165000
2002 The Guardian
2002
ILO violation 26, 105, 131,138 : Forced overtime. Child laborers, as young as twelve years old, were being employed for 21 cents an hour.: Cambodia
UIC Today
2001
166000
2001
-1300
CNN
2001
-700
AP
2000
140000
1999
minimum wage/day: 4 US$; ILO violation 1, 26, 29, 100, 105, 111, 131 : forced pregnancy tests, forced overtime, exceedingly high production goals, locked bathrooms, and wages of $4/day, which only meet 1/3 of their basic needs.: Honduras
National Labor Committee
1999
ILO violation 26, 131 : salary: 0,11 US $ / hour: Russia
National Labor Committee
1998
81000
1998
ILO violation 87 98 : "shadow contracts" waiving basic human rights, including the freedom to join unions, attend religious services, quit or marry, blocked exits, movements strictly supervised by guards, workers subject to lockdowns or curfews.: Northern Mariana Islands
Sweatshop Watch
1998
ILO violation 87 98 : The workers said that if they tried to organize a union or even become more informed of their rights, they would be fired.: Honduras
National Labor Committee
1998
ILO violation 1 : up to 12-hour days, seven days a week: Northern Mariana Islands
Sweatshop Watch
1997
ILO violation 87 98 : 700 workers went on strike in July, 1997 protesting miserable wages and the factory management's refusal to recognize their independent union.: Indonesia
National Labor Committee
1996
ILO violation 29, 105 : Forced overtime, The Mandarin factory: El Salvador
National Labor Committee
1996
ILO violation 87, 98 : No Union: When workers attempted to organize themselves , they were met with firing and intimidation by the factory. Workers even rumored to be organizing or seen talking to union organizers are illegally fired immediately.: El Salvador
National Labor Committee
1996
New workers are forced to take pregnancy tests and are immediately fired if they are pregnant.: El Salvador
National Labor Committee
1996
minimum wage/day: 4,8 US$; ILO violation 1 : 85-93 hrs/week: El Salvador
National Labor Committee
year
employees
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social impact : country
source
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  • Subsidy

year  salesincome buybacksource
2007   15,940,78   billion US$
2006   16,021,11   billion US$
2006   0,5billion US$
2005   161,15   billion US$
2005   0,5billion US$
2005   1,5billion US$
2004   16,271,1   billion US$
2004   0,5billion US$
2004   0,5billion US$
2003   14,450,48   billion US$
2002   13,850   billion US$
2001   13,670,88   billion US$
2000   11,641,13   billion US$
1998   30million sharesSmartMoney
1998   9,050,82   billion US$
yearfinancial misdemeanorsalesincomeassetsbuybacksource
 15 informations, access to subscribers
year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
2001Access to foreign market (through MAI, WTO, GATS), prevent binding environmental regulations : USCIB (US Council For International Business) : : US Government translateUSCIB
1998Regulation favorable to company's interests : Contribution to Candidate's Political Action Committee : amount: 18 thousand US$ : US President, Congress, Senate translateCenter for Responsive Politics
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» Influence in 2007
year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
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» Influence in 2007
year
dubious practice : image
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2002slogan: Keep it loose, for every generation;
1999slogan: Tout le monde en velours côtelé.;
1999slogan: Tout le monde en cuir.;


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