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Wage theft statistics paint a dismal portrait of the retail sector, with major corporations like Walmart being fined billions over labor violations. Comparatively, the scale of wage theft dwarfs losses attributed to shoplifting, leading employees to question the fairness of their circumstances. As former and current retail workers note, the overarching impression is that while they may lose a small quantity of merchandise to theft, the very companies they work for are engaging in far more significant violations against them.