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Factory certification body fails to assist victims of Karachi factory fire

Labour rights groups call upon Social Accountability International (SAI) to release information on brand buyers and factory audit reports
10/10/12
  • Victims of tragic factory fire in Pakistan are denied  crucial information to hold brand buyers accountable
  • SAI and SAAS refuse to cooperate in identifying international buyers that were at the factory or release the findings of accredited auditor
  • SA8000 certification gave clean bill of health to Ali Enterprises factory that went up in flames and cost the lives of nearly 300 garment workers

Gap, Abercrombie, and JCPenney Lag Behind on Factory Safety Initiatives

Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, now joined by European retailer Tchibo, have already agreed to fix death trap factories in Bangladesh
09/25/12

Over 600 garment workers have been killed in garment factories in Bangladesh during the past six years while sewing clothing destined for North America and Europe. The September 11, 2012, garment factory blaze in Karachi, Pakistan – which killed 289 workers, making it the world’s deadliest industrial accident on record – is the latest reminder of the urgency by which brands must adopt proper safety measures to protect workers’ lives.

Uniforms from the sweatshop floor

The Cornell Daily Sun
10/24/2008

To do its job, government needs to shop. A firefighter needs his uniform and protective gear just as a police officer needs a holster and prisoners need clothing. Local and state governments around the country end up buying immense amounts of apparel each year from private vendors. The government is a major market player with great influence over the private sector by virtue of conducting even its most basic duties.

Claeson, Raynor: Shop with a conscience

Athens Banner-Herald
11/30/2008

To the editor:

The start of the holiday shopping season also is the start of the most active time of year for charitable giving. But in the midst of an economic crisis, Americans are considering what, or even if, they can contribute to charity this year.

With that in mind, what about the notion that our shopping - the way we choose to spend our dollars - can create positive change? When you choose to buy a sweater for your son or socks for your sister, you can affect the world around you.

SweatFree Wisconsin to protest buying goods from companies with rights violations

Wisconsin State Journal
04/13/2009

The SweatFree Wisconsin campaign will hold a rally at noon Wednesday at Madison’s Capitol Station Post Office, 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., to protest the use of taxpayer money to buy goods from companies with serious human and labor rights violations. 

Similar events will be held in at least 17 cities including La Crosse and Stevens Point.

The groups are calling on public officials to join the SweatFree Purchasing Coalition. The SweatFree Wisconsin campaign has been working with Gov. Doyle’s office on an anti-sweatshop policy. 

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