1 day ago by Labor Rights

By Supriya Prasad, Intern, International Labor Rights Forum In the above video, an union worker’s wife claims that a factory manager said to her, “You are ruined and starving! I would rather spend my money paying the judge and policemen than on you.” This demonstrates the struggles factory workers i ...

Labor is Not a Commodity - laborrightsblog.typepad.com/international_labor_right · Rank: 19,708 · 57 references

1 day ago by magbana

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1 day ago by magbana

The “shock doctrine” for Haiti Ashley Smith reports that the U.S. is reviving what Haitians call “the plan of death.” February 8, 2010 Hillary Clinton celebrates job creation in Haiti inside a clothing factory ONE MONTH after the devastating earthquake, Haiti continues to suffer under apocalyptic co ...

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3 days ago by wfbip

Since my recent blog entitled Fair Trade vs. Sweatshops was so informative to most of you, I thought I follow it up with something on the same topic. This blog article concerns an active campaign to raise awareness and action against sweatshops and the horrific lives of those who work in them. The C ...

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4 days ago by boatx2

A month ago, on Behind the Seams: The Ethical Style Blog, there was an short-article about the work that Aeropostale was doing for Haiti. In partnership with DoSomething.org, Aeropostale was offering a 25% off discount to those who donated gently-worn jeans to them and, for every pair donated, they ...

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5 days ago by Socheata

By Taing Sarada, VOA Khmer Original report from Phnom Penh 04 February 2010 Early one recent morning, Tol Sokhim rode her bicycle from her home in Kandal province’s Prek Treng village to a small workroom 2 kilometers away. The 20-year-old had recently quit work at the Good Fame garment factory, a bi ...

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5 days ago by Tim Shipe

I don’t believe any good Catholic would say they are happy with the situation of so many sweatshops operating in China et al. The problem is what to do (or not do) about it. I am giving my students a research project premised on a single sentence- “How can I avoid buying sweatshop products?”. We are ...

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6 days ago by Manuel

Die Donnerstagslinks, Ausgabe 84. Heute mit einer Menschenkette gegen Atomkraft, Seafood fr Veganer, freiwillig im Sweatshop arbeiten, Phishing mit CO2 Zertifikaten und dem GEZ-Blog...

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6 days ago by Izzy Grinspan

Garment District blog 39th and Broadway lays out the case against Forever 21. It's all compelling, but one detail is particularly vivid: Employee Guadalupe Hernandez says that when she worked at one of the fast-fashion chain's California factories, it had " no running water and no bathroom.” [39th a ...

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7 days ago by Jim

“The most common goods listed are cotton, sugarcane, tobacco, coffee, rice, and cocoa in agriculture; bricks, garments, carpets, and footwear in manufacturing; and gold and coal in mined or quarried goods.” – 2009 U.S. Department of Labor report on the use of child labor and forced labor in overseas ...

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