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Date of publication: March 12, 2007

Source: Boston Herald

Author: Liana Foxvog

Excerpt from article:

The expose of a sweatshop demonstrates the need for action (March 9). But action should not mean closing down sweatshops and depriving workers of their jobs. Instead, government should require its contractors to meet fair labor standards. Government should require contractors to disclose where their factories are located, the wages workers are paid and the conditions in which they labor. Businesses that operate sweatshops behind a veil of secrecy should not benefit from public contracts...