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Date of publication: February 20, 2007

Source: The Oregonian

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About 100 people, including former sweatshop workers from India and Colombia, rally outside City Hall on Monday, urging the City Council to pass a “sweat-free” ordinance. Organizers said that city officials now have no way to guarantee that the $1.9 million a year spent on uniforms for police, fire and other bureaus isn’t helping to support inhumane working conditions in other countries. City officials said they will look at the proposal but said they already make efforts to ensure that vendors supply the city with garment made in the United States or in unionized factories. Supporters of the “sweat-free procurement policy” counter that there is no way to check on whether vendors are telling the truth...