Press Release: Which Companies Have Been Naughty Vs. Nice? |
Anti-sweatshop groups release 2008 "Sweatshop Hall of Shame," Urge consumers to "Shop with a Conscience" over the holidays Just in time for the post-Thanksgiving, holiday shopping fre...
Posted by Sweatshop Watch on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:33:00 PST |
Protest in the Bay Area Against the Use of Child/ Slave Labor by The GAP |
The following is information on an action today organized by the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action (ASATA), protesting the recent discovery of child/ slave labor at GAP's supplier factory in Ind...
Posted by Sweatshop Watch on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:20:00 PST |
"Fire at Chinese Shoe Factory Kills 37" (AP) |
Monday October 22, 2007 8:01 PM By ANITA CHANG Associated Press Writer BEIJING (AP) - A fire at an unlicensed shoe factory killed 37 people and injured more than a dozen, Chinese authoriti...
Posted by Sweatshop Watch on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:32:00 PST |
Come Testify in Support of Los Angeles’ Anti-Sweatshop Resolution |
Council President Eric Garcetti, author of Los Angeles' landmark sweat-free ordinance, has introduced a resolution in support of S. 367 (Dorgan). The Dorgan bill, titled the Decent Working Cond...
Posted by Sweatshop Watch on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:24:00 PST |
Join Sweatshop Watch for the Statewide Immigrant Rights Conference! |
Sweatshop Watch is a proud co-sponsor of the statewide immigrant rights conference - MOVING FORWARD: BUILDING A SHARED VISION FOR CALIFORNIA'S IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN 2008 ...
Posted by Sweatshop Watch on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:55:00 PST |
Urgent request for solidarity with workers at the Vaqueros Navarra jean factory |
The following urgent request comes from the Maquila Solidarity Network, a sister organization of Sweatshop Watch based in Canada. Background Workers at the Vaqueros Navarra blue jean factory in Teh...
Posted by Sweatshop Watch on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:49:00 PST |
Action Alert: Urge Your Senators to Approve the DREAM Act Amendment |
This week, U.S. Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), and Richard Lugar (R-IN) will offer the DREAM Act as an amendment to H.R. 1585, the Department of Defense Authorization bill. ...
Posted by Sweatshop Watch on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:42:00 PST |
"Chiquita pays fine for supporting Colombian terrorist group" |
By Pablo Bachelet, McClatchy Newspapers Mon Sep 17, 5:20 PM ET WASHINGTON Chiquita Brands International , the Cincinnati-based company famous for its banana brand, on Monday made the first $5 mill...
Posted by Sweatshop Watch on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:29:00 PST |
Support Maquila Workers in Torreon, Coahuila in Mexico |
The following is an open letter from Eva Padilla Carrera and the Workers of the Maquila. Many thanks to our friends at Enlace for sharing this appeal. Compañeras & compañeros, In 2001 the ...
Posted by Sweatshop Watch on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:54:00 PST |
Sign a Petition to Disney to End Sweatshops in China Today |
Students and Scholars against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM), a Hong Kong-based nonprofit organization founded in June 2005, aims to monitor corporate behavior and to advocate for workers' rights in Ch...
Posted by Sweatshop Watch on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:48:00 PST |
