coming up,ed from de sam has aria from cambodia. can factories keep costs low enough to stay in business, and yet pay leaiving wage? and lucky severson on helping veterans continue their mission here at home. >> every single one of them told me they want to find a way to continue to serve.

>> major funding for "religion &etics news weekly is provided by -- welcome. i'm kim lawton sitting in for bob abernethy. six weeks after the boston bombings, muslim leaders are looking for ways to combat radicalization. the suspects were apparently influenced by online interactions. at a washington briefing, boston imam suharb webb acknowledged

that some were aware of tsavraev's extreme views. muslim leaders must be more proactive in addressing extremism, but must we able to do that without heightened fear of scrutiny and law enforcement. >> we need to be given in leeway to engage this problem. the fact that the tsavraev brother wasn't able to sit down with an imam and go through kou counseling is a problem on our side of the fence. i need to sit down with someone without being worried as being subpoenaed or held as a material witness. >> and cair is calling for an independent investigation after a tsavraev acquaintance was shot in florida during an interview this week. there were conflicting reports whether the man was armed, but the government said he had become violent. cair wants a civil rights review. faith-based groups continue to pledge their massive mobile

inflation to help victims of last week's deadly tornado in moore, oklahoma which destroyed some 13,000 homes and killed two dozen people. numerous relidge oust groups are helping with cleanup and providing supplies and food. the evangelical samaritans said it dispatched 1,000 volunteers to moore and nearly that many to neighboring shawnee. catholic sisters, part of the nuns on the bus project, launched a new effort to push for immigration reform. the bus of nuns will travel 6,500 miles, stopping in 15 state over the next three weeks. they are urging congress to pass a comprehensive overhaul of the nation's immigration policies. >> our future is in the promise that immigration reform provides, because with immigration reform, we can get just wages, we can improve working conditions, we can wring people out of the shadows. >> a new gallup poll found 77% of americans think religion's

influence on the nation is decreasing. that's the highest percentage since the question was first asked in 1957. but 7 5% say an increase in the number of religious americans would be positive for society. in iraq, growing concerns over the escalation of sectarian violence. more than 100 people died this week in a series of back and forth bombings in sunni and shiite neighborhoods. several mosques also destroyed. 500 people killed in may, in april, 700 people killed, making the deadly month since 2008. and sectarian violence also continued in myanmar. thousands sought refuge in a monday a monastery. the factory collapse in

bangladesh last month, which killed more than 1,000 people highlighted the terrible conditions for many worker who's make clothing for the west. indeed, if you buy low-cost clothes at almost any u.s. store, chances are good they were made in asia or south america, where labor costs are cheaper, fred de sam lazaro looked at an old ethical dilemma. can factories pay a living wage and keep costs low enough to stay in business? >> back in the 1990s, cambodia, rebuilding after the khmer rouge years, gave its garment industry a leg up and agreed to fair labor standards with a limit wage rule, unions to represent workers and freedom of expression, all would be open to

international inspection. today there, are perhaps 400,000 garment workers and 300 factories in and near the capital, phnom penh. they are factories for retailers in europe and america. cambodia's garment industry has grown into the largest export earner for this country, three out of four come from the garment factories. the key question, how much all of this has benefited workers, almost all of whom are female. many factories have been plagued by labor unrest. occasionally it's been violent. there have been frequent reports of faintings on factory floors, the unions cite unhealthy conditions and workers weak from malnourishment. >> translator: workers of very low salaries, $61 u.s. dollars per month. you cannot afford to live on that day to day. it's legalized slavery.

>> reporter: like most colleagues, they are young, rural migrants, living in tight shared quarters, supporting families back home. this woman supports her husband, parents and 2-year-old daughter. >> translator: i can only see her once a month. when i go home, she really misses me. so she hugs me, especially when i must leave only one day later. >> reporter: the standard six-day 48-hour week, leaves little time to travel to see family. factory managers are not sympathetic during family emergencies, they complained and many employees are temporary, instead of permanent employment contracts. >> translator: previously, we saw a lot of strikes, but those haven't happened recently in our factory, because there are a lot of newcomers. >> the minimum wage, clearly, not sufficient for workers to meet their basic needs. we're talking food, clothing.

>> reporter: david schilling with the new york-based interfaith center on corporate responsibility. a shareholder activist group that wants to add a moral voice in global economic matters. >> whether are you talking about all the traditions, christian, jewish, and muslim traditions, at the core is that concept of the human dignity of the person. so you -- you're taking that and then you are moving into the realities. >> ken loo represents fwgarment factory owners. he says most make more thanhan the minimum wage, closer to $90 per month, higher with overtime, that's higher than policeman, teachers and most civil servants he adds. >> we have to put things in context. the per capita gdp of cambodia

for last year, as announced by the world bank, was 908, so the average garment factory worker earns 40% more than national per capita gdp. if you use that as a gage, i think any worker in america would be glad to get 40% more than national per capita gdp. >> reporter: the minister of commerce says factory owners have little wiggle room, because they are no more than contract tailors. >> they do not own the fabric, they do not own the brand, they import the fabric, cut, sew and then sell. >> reporter: investors from china, take juan, korea and malaysia could demand higher costs, but that would be

suicidal. >> as to increase the minimum wage? what happens? the investor just pack up and go home. >> or go to noticianother count. >> we have to compare our price with bangladesh, with pakistan or india, you know, or even china. >> reporter: san francisco-based gap is the largest buyer of garments made in cambodia and buys from other developing nations. bobbi silten who owns gap and banana republic and old navy, has no plans to leave cambodia. >> we have longstanding relationships with vendors. one of the top ten sourcing countries for the last ten years. we're committed to being there, and we think that the labor standards that they have put in place is one of the reasons why we continue to stay. >> ken loo says buyers may talk up the labor standards, but 2008 when the global recession began,

many, including gap, cut back in cambodia. at the same time, bangladesh, with lower pay and labor standards, saw no drop in business. >> it just confirms our knowledge, that, indeed, compliance on labor stands is the icing on the cake. price is the cake. >> it is a race to the bottom. in cambodia, to survive, we have to create something special. >> reporter: jill tucker says cambodia has a special competitive advantage since buyers want to be associated with ethical labor standards, tucker heads an agency supported by the u.n. and u.s. government that conduct factory inspections for compliance with the labor standards. >> in the olden days, by that i mean maybe ten years ago, it was more of a cat and mouse game than it is now, and the really smart producers, i think realize

that, you know, you need to treat your workers well, to retain your, you know, your workers and, that it's just not worth it to not treat your workers well. >> she cites this factory, runned by a take-wan based country, qmi, as a good example. plenty of air and light and managers say good labor relations. all 10,000 workers are on permanent contract and wages range from $90 to $150 per month. still below what unions say is adequate. but tucker says demands for higher wages, however justified, are a tough sell given realities in the u.s., the biggest market. >> i really wonder if american consumers are willing to pay significantly more for their apparel. >> really? >> yeah. i -- the cost of apparel has only dropped over the past

decade. none of us are paying more for our garments than we were ten years ago. >> we need to think about what consumers are willing to pay, where we can source these goods to, achieve the -- the -- get the math to work for everyone. from a macro standpoint, it's a complex issue. >> gap silten isn't sure if they would pay more for garments. retailers, pressured by competitors and wall street investors aren't likely to ask them to do some of more likely, campaigns by activist groups should bring a greater awareness of worker rights issues, as they are now on environmental ones. >> more and mortising around, you know, sort of ecologically sound products. i think more and more, that's going to happen within the social space as well.

>> reporter: that would bring greater awareness of the flight of workers in cambodia and other nations that don't subscribe to fair ladies and gentlemen of the jury stands and could not happen fast enough. for & ethics news weekly," this is sam hassa on. this past week, the nation paid tribute to members of the u.s. armed forces who died while in military service. for veterans returning from overseas, especially those injured, many say one of the things they miss most is a sense of serving others, of being needed. lucky severson reports on one project that tries to help vets continue their mission at home. >> reporter: these are all vets from all branches of of the service, iraq and afghanistan vets embarking on a new mission for themselves their

communities. today, trading their military uniforms for a blue shirt. >> i want you to stand up now if you believe you have more to give and you are an asset to your country. >> this is an orientation session for a rapidly growing nonprofit program called the mission continues which enlists veterans to serve community in 37 state so far. founded in 2007 by eric brighton. form navy s.e.a.l. and commander of an al qaeda targeting unit. it was hit by a truck bomb and after visiting his injured comrades, he got the idea for starting the mission continues. >> what do you want to do when you recover? every single one of them said to me, i want to return to my unit. they all said i want to return to my unit. now, the reality was for a lot of those men and women, they were not going to be able to return to their unit. tell me if you can't go back to

you're unit right way, what else would you like to do? every cycle one of them wanted to find a way to continue to serve. >> brighton made a significant discovery about the dark space so many veterans find themselves in when they get home. not so much that they feel unwelcome. they feel unneeded. >> i was depressed. i -- doing a lot of self-pitying at the time. and i came across the mission continues. >> natasha young in the marines for 12 years. a gunnery sergeant medically discharged a year ago for cancer and ptsd after 12 years of service. >> there are no shortage of organizations giving movie tickets. that's not what i need. i needed someone to tell me i had tangible, valuable skills. >> reporter: getting accepted is as a fellow is not easy.

spencer kympton is a former blackhawk helicopter pilot. >> you have to demonstrate you are not done serving, that you have a particular passion to serve in the same way that you did when you raised your right hand and said you -- you would support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> reporter: the vets who are accepted are hooked up with local nonprofit organizations in their community. >> whether that's mentoring low-income kids or building homes for the impoverished or training service animals for people with disabilities, those are positive role models for those community. >> for six months of volunteering, they receive a stipend of roughly $7,000. target, the home depot and southwest airlines contributes. before they turn to their community, their bus to the trinity river, south of the dallas skyline, for a final

group effort to clear brush and create an overlook along a newly opened trail. eric brighton says what we see here is an example of how military training can work in civilian life. >> there is a tremendous set of skills and abilities which they bring back from their military service, that they can now use here at home. they've all learned what it takes to work with a team and accomplish a mission. they are all used to be held accountable and know what it takes to inspire people in difficult circumstances and know that success doesn't come easy, so they bring back those skills and also those attitudes which they can apply in a civilian context. >> take a bunch of veterans and put them on an objective it will get done one way or another. >> robert was suffering from a traumatic brain injury and ptsd when he got out. >> i worked as a chaplain, worked with suicide guys, we had several attempts.

and then -- >> you needed some help yourself. >> yeah. >> reporter: what happens f >> what happens for a lot of veterans when they get home when they get back to their community, they go through a tough and hard place and they start to wonder what's next for me and they ask themselves why did this happen to me? >> i had no idea what i was going to do. made me homeless, no money, nowhere to go, and i finally had enough courage to go back home, and hung out with family. but that wasn't working out very good. people have their own family and kids. >> when are you in the military, are you part of something that other men and women to your left and right are part of alongside with you. u.s. a life, a family, so when you need that, you know, very distinct environment, a piece of you -- a piece of you is missing. >> this is the best -- best i've felt. lost 73 pounds, and, you know,

i've still got the issues, but i've got some purpose and focus now. >> when we make decisions that we're going to commit ourselves ng e difference in the lives of one person every single day, what happens is we actually go a whole generation ahead. >> reporter: brighton started the mission continues with a couple of friends, using his combat and their disability pay. he could have chosen a higher paying career, a rhodes scholar, has a ph.d. from oxford and has written two books. >> for all of to us have a good life, we have to live with a combination of courage and compassion, and i also believe for all of to us have a good life, we have to live for something that is larger than ourselves. >> every generation of americans who has fought, every generation of americans who has served, has suffered. >> briggreitens has done humanitarian work in bosnia,

cambodia, and rwanda. his religion motivates him. >> a couple of key lessons from judaism shaped my life. we have a duty to repair our world and all of us should play a role in our lives to try to make the world better for the next generation. >> reporter: the world appears to be a much better place and a study by the center for social development at washington university in st. louis, found over 70% of fellows had furthered their education and 80% found employment. >> we are fellows of the mission continues! >> we are fellows of the mission continues! >> these folks have already once signed on the dotted line and said they are willing, able, and ready to serve. we're just saying, serve again. >> reporter: the mission continues has graduated over 5,000 fellows and plans to

recruit far more of the 5 million whoserved in the last ten years. i'm lucky severson in dallas. father andrew greeley, sociologist, author of dozens of fiction and nonfiction books and perennial thorn of the catholic hierarchy died this week. he was openly critical on many issues, including birth control, child sex abuse and the status of women. five years ago, he suffered a traumatic brain injury after accident and never regained full cognitive function. judy valente spent time with his family. >> at a mass celebrating his 50th anniversary in the priesthood, greeley, who said he wanted to be a priest ever since second grade, reflected on the coto versies he has sparked.

>> he said i'm sorry for anything i have done for people, but not sorry what i did in the name of people, in the name of helping people, challenging people, but i'm sorry for any relationships that were hurt. >> reporter: after the accident, family and friends wondered, would he ever again be able to say the mass? last year with his family around him, greeley helped celebrate easter mass at the home of his niece, eileen. >> does he have moments of grace, times when he flourishes? yes. definitely. when he interacts with his family and with his friends, when he is still able to be a prie priest. the pres iest is still there. all of those years of being a priest, all the years of blessing, still there, still

connecting, we don't know what it all means, but we know he is blessing and he is blessed and he's blessing us. and he's -- >> the lord be with you. >> and also with you. >> and the father, son, and holy spirit. >> amen. >> more evidence this week that you never know what might be in your closet. an italian scholar from the university of bologna announced he found the oldest known complete tarrist scroll in his university's own library, more than a century ago, one of his predecessors had cataloged it from the 17th century. on our calendar, on june 2 know, roman catholics celebrate the feast of the body and blood of christ, corpus christi. pope francis called for a

worldwide simultaneous eucharistic adoration, where catholics from every time zone would be in prayer vigil at the same time. many around the world continue to be fascinating by the different approach francis is bringing to the paper acy. a newspaper this week published a letter the new pope wrote to a priest friendg arjegentinargent which led to why he chose to live in the guesthouse? he wanted to maintain the simple way of life he in buenos aries. if i would change at my age it would certainly be ridiculous he added. that's our program for now. i'm kim lawton. follow us on twitter and facebook, where i have a fan page too. much more on the website, audio and video podcasts, join us at pbs.org. as we leave you, grammy award winning bobby mcferrin, singing "fix me jesus."

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