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Apparel | International Labor Rights Forum
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Skip to main content. International Labor Rights Forum. Forced Labor in Vietnam. Right to Organize and Bargain. Annual Labor Rights Defenders Awards. Sweatshops are the norm in the global apparel industry. We're standing up to change that. Which could have been prevented with proper implementation of legally-required health and safety measures resulted in the deaths of approximately 1,600 garment workers in less than three years. These catastrophes are but the latest evidence of two decades of failures o...
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Apparel | International Labor Rights Forum
http://www.ilrf.org/industries/apparel
Skip to main content. International Labor Rights Forum. Forced Labor in Vietnam. Right to Organize and Bargain. Annual Labor Rights Defenders Awards. Sweatshops are the norm in the global apparel industry. We're standing up to change that. Which could have been prevented with proper implementation of legally-required health and safety measures resulted in the deaths of approximately 1,600 garment workers in less than three years. These catastrophes are but the latest evidence of two decades of failures o...
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SweatFree Communities: Video Testimonies: Alta Gracia Workers
http://www.sweatfree.org/altagracia
Shop with a Conscience. Video Testimonies: Alta Gracia Workers. One of the sources for our Model Tee Project. Is Alta Gracia. The people who sew Alta Gracia earn a living wage - more than three times the minimum wage in the Dominican Republic - and are treated with respect and have a union, a voice on the job. The living-wage union-made factory is the fruit of more than a decade of students and workers collaborating across borders to change the garment industry for the better. A Springboard for Progress.
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SweatFree Communities: Justice for Labor Rights Advocates in Bangladesh
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Shop with a Conscience. Justice for Labor Rights Advocates in Bangladesh. Photo: Babul Akhter and Kalpona Akter. Bangladesh employs 4 million garment workers in 5,000 garment factories that produce US$12.59 billion in export earnings, representing 78% of the country s total. Contributing nine percent of the gross domestic product, the industry is directly or indirectly responsible for the employment of 24 million people. Read more in our report, Enemies of the Nation or Human Rights Defenders? Union orga...
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SweatFree Communities: Shop with a Conscience Consumer Guide
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Shop with a Conscience. Shop with a Conscience Consumer Guide. Map of Factory Locations. SweatFree Communities and International Labor Rights Forum are excited to bring you the Shop with a Conscience. All retailers and wholesalers listed below have undergone a rigorous application process. Practicing our faith at the market". Produced for Presbyterian camps, conference centers and congregations. Content on this page is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
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Initiatives | New American Goods
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ALL GOOD THINGS MADE IN THE USA. Made in State Websites. What can We Do? Open for 50 Years. In July 2014, Congress launched a new Make it in America. Campaign: a new manufacturing strategy based on the idea that when more products are made in America, more people will be able to make it in America. This new agenda creates the high-skill, high-wage jobs of the future promoting American competitiveness, innovation, and exports. For more information on this agenda, click here. PROUDLY SUPPORT - - -.
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SweatFree Communities: Endorse the Campaign to Build the Sweatfree Purchasing Consortium
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Why the Consortium is Good for Business. Endorse the Campaign to Build the Sweatfree Purchasing Consortium. Download the endorsement form. Sample resolution for union endorsement. Affiliated Faculty of Emerson College. American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), Local 1030. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) [ Resolution adopted at 37th International Convention. AFSCME Council 13, Harrisburg, PA. AFSCME Council 30, Annandale, VA. AFSCME Council 40, Madison, WI.
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SweatFree Communities: Resources
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Shop with a Conscience. We offer dozens of campaign tools and educational resources. Use the links on the left. To browse our resources. If you are looking for a resource but can't find it, please contact us. Campaign for the Sweatfree Purchasing Consortium. Sweatfree Purchasing Consortium website. Policy Resources for Government Officials. Principles for International Sweatfree Government Procurement. Content on this page is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
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SweatFree Communities: Subsidizing Sweatshops II
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Shop with a Conscience. How our tax dollars can foster worker rights and economic recovery rather than fuel the race to the bottom. April 15, 2009- Subsidizing Sweatshops II, a. New report released today by SweatFree Communities, documents severe violations of labor law and human rights in nearly all factories investigated, including:. 14 and 15 year olds work in two factories investigated). Only enough to cover 1/4-1/2 of a family s basic needs). In two factories, as a requirement of employment). 4/15: ...
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SweatFree Communities: Site Map
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Sweatfree in the News. Clean Clothes Campaign 9/2007. Youth Conf. 2005. Local Action in Solidarity with Workers. Thank you for endorsing the campaign! Sample Letter to Governors. Sample Letter to Mayors. Why the Consortium is Good for Business. Sweatfree Organizing in the Age of CAFTA. Written Off - Fighting Back. Shop with a Conscience. Local Campaign Pages Hosted on Our Site:. Comunidades Pro Trabajo Digno. Dirigiendo Una Campaña Exitosa. La Campaña para el Consorcio Trabajo Digno.
