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UNITE HERE Applauds Pennsylvania’s Participation in the State and Local Government SweatFree ConsortiumUNITE HERE Press Release7/30/2008
Report: Lapses by Governments May Support SweatshopsWomen's Wear Daily7/1/2008
Primark shows the hidden price of cheap fashionThe Times (UK)6/20/2008
Is There Any Way to Stop Wal-Mart & Co. from Sweatshop Profiteering?Washington Monthly4/29/2008
Report: GE supplier in China accused of labor abusesUSA Today3/25/2008
Protest Over Banana Republic Workers PlightThe Guardian (UK)3/20/2008
RP church group wins Korean human rights awardPhilippine Daily Inquirer3/18/2008
Rocky Shoes sweatshop abuses shed light on failed trade modelSweatFree Communities Press Release2/28/2008
Cavite workers center gets peace award in South KoreaPhilippine Daily Inquirer2/12/2008
Disney case highlights China supply chain pitfallsReuters2/12/2008
Jordan Takes Steps to Improve Labor ConditionsWomen's Wear Daily2/8/2008
Indian court cases against Dutch and Indian organisations withdrawnClean Clothes Campaign Press Release1/29/2008
NAACP, Teamsters Call on Major League Baseball to Help End Discrimination at New Era CapTeamsters Press Release1/28/2008
Toxic Factories Take Toll On China's Labor ForceWall Street Journal1/15/2008
In Chinese Factories, Lost Fingers and Low PayNew York Times1/5/2008
City puts recyclers out on the curbBaltimore Sun12/18/2007
The real price of cheap clothes: Bangladeshi sweatshop labourers paid just 3p an hourIndependent 12/1/2007
ILRF Questions Wal-Mart's Ethical Sourcing Practices on Anniversary of Wal-Mart CEO's SpeechILRF Press Release10/24/2007
The Burma ConnectionWall Street Journal10/13/2007
Charity towards trade unions begins - but not at homeFinancial Times9/10/2007
Report criticizes retailer's methodsArkansas Democrat Gazette9/6/2007
Thousands of Unpaid Teens Bag Groceries for Wal-MartNewsweek8/1/2007
An Industry Fraying At the SeamsBusiness Day (Johannesburg)7/10/2007
Global Safeguards for a Global EconomyWashington Post7/5/2007
An iPod Has Global Value. Ask the (Many) Countries That Make It.New York Times6/28/2007