Wendy Doromal, a human rights activist, has accused Bob Schaffer (R) of delaying key workers' rights reforms particularly in relation to the "conditions faced by workers in the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands" (according to the Rocky Mountain News.)

She cites as evidence the Republican congressman's dealings with the notorious lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who helped stall the reforms under contract with the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Shaffer traveled to the Mariana Islands in 1999 at Abramoff's expense to inspect the working conditions at the factories there. Essentially, while Schaffer did make note of the harsh and inhumane conditions at a specific garment factory, Doromal and her cohorts claim he failed to address a muriad of other atrocities they uncovered, including "forced abortions, prostitution or other abuses" according to the report.

Allan Stayman, a staffmember of the Senate who sides with Doromal, begs the question, ""Will Schaffer admit that he was wrong about conditions in Saipan? Will Schaffer admit he was wrong to block reforms? Will he apologize to the thousands of people who suffered because of the delay he helped bring about?"