Human Rights Watch is a group typically focused on the bad behavior of foreign countries. On Tuesday the organization chose a new target, the world’s largest retailer. Jesse Russell looks at the study:

Wal-Mart can never seem to catch a break in the torrential downpour of bad news. A new report from the organization, Human Rights Watch alleges that Wal-Mart often skirts the law when faced with a union organizing drive. The report reads: “While many American companies use weak U.S. laws to stop workers from organizing, the retail giant stands out for the sheer magnitude and aggressiveness of its anti-union apparatus.” The report suggests that weak labor laws allow the company to force workers to attend anti-union meetings, spy on workers, and fire them for union support. The organization also noted that the company has a “union hotline” in case they suspect an employee of being a union organizer and all managers receive a manual which presents ways to “remain free" in the event a store is chosen for a union organizing campaign. Wal-Mart has managed to keep unions out of all of its stores – with the exception of four in Canada.