Press coverage of the ACIT letter and responses to it:
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The Nation, February 12, 2001
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Wall Street Journal, editorial, October 6, 2000:
WSJ Interactive
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| Financial Times, October 5, 2000
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Yale Daily News, October 4, 2000
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| Chronicle of Higher Education,
September 29, 2000
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| Badger Herald, Univ. of Wisconsin, September
28, 2000
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Background documents and links relevant to sweatshops and anti-sweatshops:
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| Nicholas D. Kristof, "In Praise of the Maligned Sweatshop," New York Times, June 6, 2006.
NYT for $2.95
NewsBank
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| Nicholas D. Kristof, "Put Your Money Where Their Mouths Are," New York Times, April 3, 2004.
NYT for $2.95
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| Alison Maitland, "Big Brands Come Clean on Sweatshop Labour," Financial Times,
June 10, 2003.
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| John Miller, "Why Economists Are Wrong
About Sweatshops and the Antisweatshop Movement," Challenge,
January/February 2003.
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Gary Gereffi, Ronie Garcia-Johnson, and Erika Sasser, "The NGO-Industrial Complex," Foreign Policy, July/August, 2001.
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Jane Manners, "Joe Hill Goes to Harvard," The Nation, July 2, 2001.
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Alexander Gourevitch, "No Justice, No Contract: The Worker Rights Consortium Leads the Fight Against Sweatshops," The American Prospect, June 29, 2001.
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| Linda Lim, "Summary of Sweatshop Discussion",
Powerpoint Presentation to Global Summer Business Institute, University
of Michigan, May 2001.
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Steven Greenhouse, "Labor Abuses in El Salvador Are Detailed in Document," New York Times, May 10, 2001.
Proquest
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| Tim Vickery, "Who's Watching the
Shop Floor?", Christian Science Monitor, May 8, 2001.
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Robert D. McTeer, "Have a Nice Day! The American Journey to Better Working Conditions", President's letter and essay, 2000 Annual Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
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Barbara Shailord, "Bangladesh Sweatshops," New York Times letter, April 29, 2001.
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| Daniel L. Jacobs, "A Sweatshop Is Better
Than Nothing," LA Times, April 25, 2001.
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Leslie Kaufman and David Gonzales, "Labor Standards Clash With Global Reality," New York Times, April 24, 2001.
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Imran G. Chowdhury, "A Day in the Life of a Sweatshop," New York Times letter 1, April 21, 2001.
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Roberta M. Roos, "A Day in the Life of a Sweatshop," New York Times letter 2, April 21, 2001.
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Barry Bearak, "Lives Held Cheap in Bangladesh Sweatshops," New York Times, April 15, 2001.
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Jonah Goldberg, "Sweatshop Chic," National Review, April 2, 2001.
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William J. Clinton, "Statement on action to eliminate sweatshops and abusive child labor practices", January 22, 2001.
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| George Horwich,
"Purdue won't get what it bargains for with sweatshop monitors", letter,
Lafayette Journal and Courier, Oct 30, 2000. Text
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Katherine Marsh, "Spring Break in Managua"
Rolling Stone, Oct 26, 2000.
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"Global employment levels in textile, clothing and footwear industries holding stable as industries relocate; Asia's job share is growing fastest; Clandestine sweatshops pose risks to industry/workforce"
ILO Press Release, Oct 16, 2000.
Report
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"Gap and Nike: No Sweat?"
BBC program on sweatshops and child labor, Oct 15, 2000.
Transcript
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Independent University Initiative, Final Report, October 2000; university study (Harvard, Michigan, and others) on labor conditions in 7 countries.
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Pilot Project for Licensing Labor Code Implementation, Oct. 3, 2000; study by CLC and Verité for 6 universities of 5 licensees.
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Report
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Final Report of the Advisory Committee on Labor Standards and Human Rights, University of Michigan, May 2000.
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| Sabel, O'Rourke, and Fung, "Ratcheting Labor Standards",
May, 2000.
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Jagdish Bhagwati, "Nike Wrongfoots the Student Critics" Financial
Times, May 2, 2000; Letters.
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"Student Activists Raise Signs Over Sweatshops," University of Chicago Magazine 92, June 2000.
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Thomas Friedman, "Knight Is Right," New York Times, June 20, 2000.
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Websites of organizations monitoring labor standards (and their standards where available):
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Council on Economic Priorities Accreditation Agency (
Social Accountability Standard, SA8000)
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Fair Labor Association (Workplace Code of Conduct)
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Worker Rights Consortium
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University sweatshop sites:
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University of Michigan
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University of Wisconsin
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Company human rights sites:
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Nike
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Reebok
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Other labor rights sites:
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Behind the Label
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Campaign for Labor Rights
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Clean Clothes Campaign
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Ethical Trading Initiative
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Global Alliance for Workers and Communities
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Global Exchange
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International Labour Organisation
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International Labor Rights Fund
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Investor Responsibility Research Center
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National Labor Committee
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Sweatshop Watch
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UNITE Stop Sweatshops Campaign
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United States Department of Labor, ILAB Reports (including reports on child labor)
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United Students Against Sweatshops
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Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)
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