31.   If anything, the effort to isolate and punish Myanmar over its labor practices is losing ground.

32.   In an interview, Reich elaborated on what the government, retailers and garment manufacturers can do to curb abusive labor practices.

33.   In December, she decided to stick to well-documented cases like the antitrust charges against Microsoft and the foreign labor practices at Nike for her business ethics classes.

34.   In June Williams filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board charging the union with unfair labor practices.

35.   In most cases, though, the shops are contractors, a situation that lets the manufacturer and retailer claim ignorance of labor practices.

36.   In response, the NLRB ruled that Bridgestone had illegally fired striking workers and engaged in other unfair labor practices.

37.   In response, the NLRB has charged Bridgestone with illegally firing striking workers and engaging in other unfair labor practices.

38.   Ira Sills, a lawyer for the union, said his office had filed charges against Louis and the subcontractor alleging unfair labor practices.

39.   It appeared to have ended last year when a National Labor Relations Board administrative judge ruled the strike was prompted by unfair labor practices, not wages.

40.   It said the strike would end when the workers felt their grievances over unfair labor practices were resolved.