What is life like in a Bangladeshi garment factory for women workers? It's not good. “What happened when you formed the union?” asked the interviewer from the Bangladesh Center for.
In the world of those who pay attention to monitoring sweatshops (a sadly small world), Nike wasn't exactly a success story, but it was a tale one could tell about.
I go into this a bit in Out of Sight, but Hester Eisenstein goes into much greater detail into how the global export industries have engaged in the widespread exploitation.
Patagonia is receiving some kudos for taking steps to clean up its supply chain. After investigating conditions in its supply chain, mostly at factories in Taiwan, it discovered all the.
I've been completely overwhelmed this week with end of the semester work. Good thing nothing has happened in the news the last couple of days that might require some historical.
It's long been known that better working conditions and higher pay lead to happier and more productive workers. Yet short-sighted greed and corporate resentment over treating workers like human beings.
On April 7, 2000, the Workers' Rights Consortium formed at a New York conference. This apparel industry monitoring organization developed in response to the anti-sweatshop movement of the 1990s and.
I love this campaign by the Canadian Fair Trade Network that plays on country of origin labels to describe the working conditions in those nations. "100% cotton. Made in Cambodia.
