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Friday, November 16, 2012

The Two-Way

East German Political Prisoners Made Some Of Its Products, IKEA Admits

An IKEA store in Lille, France.

November 16, 2012 "We are deeply sorry that this could happen," company spokeswoman Jeanette Skjelmose says. The Swedish furniture giant says some of its representatives were aware of what was happening. The work was done during the Cold War.

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Tuesday, October 02, 2012

The Two-Way

Women Erased From IKEA's Saudi Catalog; Company Apologizes

She's gone: One example of how women disappeared from IKEA's catalog. In the U.S. version, she's standing at a sink. In the Saudi version, she's missing.

October 2, 2012 Compare the U.S. and Saudi catalogs. All the same stuff is for sale. But you won't find women in one.

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