Event ends: November 6, 2009 – 4:00 pm
Cannon House Office Building, Room 340, Washington D.C.
Map: http://www.aoc.gov/cc/cc_map.cfm [1]
Sponsored by Rep. Mike Michaud, Rep. Phil Hare, and Rep. Diane Watson
RSVP to summit@sweatfree.org [2] appreciated. FREE!
The forum is dedicated to ending the use of taxpayer dollars in global sweatshops and in domestic workplaces with substandard working conditions. It will provide multiple perspectives on the role of high-road public procurement in advancing core labor standards and decent working conditions, including testimony from workers, businesses, government, and labor rights advocates. The forum will highlight the experiences of state and local governments in setting labor standards for government suppliers and holding them accountable through supply chain transparency and independent factory monitoring. Based in part on those experiences, the forum will outline policy solutions for reforming federal procurement from both domestic and international sources. Come support this important effort to make sure our tax dollars fund decent working conditions and real economic recovery!