as an entire fashion collection for the third reich but being a member of the nazi party himself hugo boss benefited greatly from the cheap labor of concentration and p.o.w. camps to manufacture the uniforms then there's siemens the multinational engineering slash electronics giant c. during hitler's rise in the one nine hundred thirty s. siemens use nazi prisoner labor to build everything from railway infrastructure to electrical power well in two thousand and two siemens received international condemnation for its plans to trademark the name zajac line for a line of home appliances that included gas ovens coincidentally is the same name of the deadly poison gas use. to exterminate jews concentration camps to that no you might also recognize the companies that manufacture that gas bayer next is i.b.m. or international business machines while the tech giant is now a staple of america's digital industry during world war two i.b.m. played an integral role in carrying out the holocaust and poland thousands of documents archive in seven different countries have proven how this company no we on

handful of corporations that ensured the success of the holocaust and thankfully hugo boss and siemens have since set up compensation funds for victims of nazi germany look while we learn a limited scope of how the holocaust happened and why we must acknowledge the role corporations played in these imaginable horrors only then who would begin to hold accountable the many corporations that continue to profit from war and genocide today. the. protests in venezuela have continued late so far at least five people have died in connection to the on the rise with countless injuries and arrests being reported as almost been no media coverage of these protests and what little reporting is conveyed appears rife with disinformation which could have something to do with washington's interests in the country speaking at this point co-director of the center for economic and policy research mark weisbrot recently wrote an article in the guardian about what's happening on the ground he joins me now to break it down thanks so much for coming on mark thanks so can you give us a brief timeline of how the

man of the year ceremony sponsored by hugo boss and i don't think you'll be invited back but hey we canstill be going after clothing companies for world war two crime so let's take a look at some of the more grievous practice is the garment industry is responsible for today we all know western clothing brands and sweatshop labor go hand in hand due to exposure by journalist and human rights groups you would think that the conditions of workers in the garment industry have improved but thanks to a wide ranging two thousand and eleven report by the international textile garment and leather workers federation we know the conditions of many of these laborers are in fact a worsening the study focused on eighty three different factories in the philippines indonesia and sri lanka that manufacture. clothes for every brand under the sun from ralph lauren to banana republic aside from being paid near slieve wages the treatment of these employees goes far beyond compensation many workers are put on temporary contracts so that they have no power to unionize or fight back against unfair labor practi

books of the role corporations played in the conflict for example the world famous fashion designer hugo boss who we can now all think of a terrified and now infamous black uniforms worn by the german as us and the brown shirts worn by the hitler youth as well as an entire fashion collection for the third reich while being a nazi party member him so. benefited greatly from the cheap labor of concentration and p.o.w. camps to manufacture their uniforms and their siemens a multinational engineering electronics giant c. during hitler's rise in the one nine hundred thirty s. . use nazi prisoner labor to build everything from railway infrastructure to communications of electrical power in two thousand and two siemens received international condemnation for its plans to trademark the name zajac line for a line of home appliances that included gas. coincidently on is the same name at the deadly poison gas used to exterminate jews that concentration camps might also recognize the company that actually manufactured the gas bayer next is i.b.m. or international business machines excuse me while the tec

companies like hugo boss are quite interesting to us.ere we see value at the i think we would have a much more nuanced approach. where we don't see value is in the proxies. those companies with a high dividend but have limited growth prospects. we are looking for companies we thinkr good -- and there is a lot of value in them. >> you make a case for global equity income. you reported 10 reasons for global equity income. talk about your thesis and how it plays out in terms of an investor tackles this market. i think what we focus on is quality and income. to long-termkey returns is good capital allocation. we're looking for companies that have good business models and are generating cash flow. to put it back into the company, to get good earnings credit. at the same time, they're also giving money back to shareholders. that gives a good balance for management to think about whether or not you are getting a good enough return for growth rather than return in a shareholders pocket. that is very important. tomorrow, is the financial space an

for am looking at jason wu hugo boss.w creative director and is launching a women's line. showing in new york for the first time ever. he has been fantastic. michelle obama. wu.ery cool, jason my next bowtie. >> thank you. coming back, we will talk about the jobs report coming out friday. what are we expecting ahead of it on friday? that is coming up next on bloomberg "surveillance." ♪ >> good morning, everyone. bloomberg "surveillance." thosecus tomorrow will be that keep the statistics for the jobs report. we will have. on bloomberg news, radio, and television. we will go underneath the headline data. i am scheduled to speak to tomorrowross at 8:30 morning. joining us is michelle meyers. senior economist at bank of america merrill lynch. how does the weather, how does the cold of this january play into what you and ethan harris do? complicates forecasting. i think in general it dampens economic activity. people are not out spending as much. manufacturers have supply chain issues. clearly construction will be hit by cold

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