Warren Buffett's Russell Athletic Lies about Death Threats against Workers

After Honduran factory worker Norma Mejia confronted Warren Buffett about worker rights violations at her Russell Athletic factory, Russell's CEO John Holland lied to the crowd of thousands about death threats made against workers at his company's factory in Honduras. Recorded at Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting, May 2, 2009. See ReinInRussell.org for more information on the campaign to support these workers.

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• honduras
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[osityan]

Since you played that garbage music in the end instead of playing out the repsonse to the complaint, I'm on the corporate side.

Congratulations on destroying an almost effective video with rap music.

[merlinzcave]

He fired a guy in the United States for tapping a mirror with another truck today. Honesty by him I spit in his face. This is a good young man he fired today. How is he so great? He is a peice of work.

[sitara97]

It was being translated by the USAS staffer standing next to Norma-- we just edited out the translation for the sake of hearing Norma speak herself :-)

[wilkristin]

Pretty freaking ridiculous. I'm curious how many people in the room could understand Spanish or if it was being translated for them, but either way Holland is clearly hearing the message and deflecting it. USAS- Nice work getting this plea out further!