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USC Agrees To Partner With Workers Rights Consortium
Comments (0) | Apparel, c.l. max nikias, labor activists, Los Angeles and Region, nikias, SCALE, student activists, sweatshops, USC, usc clothing, usc president
SCALE activists in front of Tommy Trojan (SCALE)
SCALE has tried to get USC to approve this for years.
Read more...SCALE Meets With President Nikias About Workers' Rights
Comments (0) | Apparel, Daily Trojan, Los Angeles and Region, nikias, SCALE, Student organizations, sweatshops, Trojan, Trojans for the WRC, USC, Workers' Rights, WRC
Were you aware that the bookstore sells clothes made in sweatshops?
Read more...USC Pro-Labor Group Mobilizes Students, Pushes For Better Working Conditions
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Last weekend, about 60 students from across the country met at USC as part of a conference to end sweatshop labor.
Demanding greater transparency on USC’s labor practices.
Read more...USC SCALE Tells President Nikias: "Sweatshops Keep Us Up At Night"
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(Julia Mangione)
SCALE has requested a meeting with Nikias multiple times, without success.
Read more...Students' Sweatshop Simulation Draws Attention To Labor Rights Violations
Comments (1) | collegiate apparel industry, garment industry, labor rights, Opinion, race to the bottom, SCALE, Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation, sweatshop labor, sweatshops, university of southern california, USC, Worker Rights Consortium, Workers' Rights, wry
(Cara Palmer)
Students must encourage ethical apparel sourcing.
Read more...New USC Student Government Must Support Students
(Alan Cordova, Creative Commons)
USG must listen to students to learn how to best support them.
Read more...Use Of Sweatshops In Collegiate Apparel Industry Must Cease
Comments (1) | Bill Priakos, Bright Sky, cambodia, Dallas Cowboys, ESPN, Mark Fainaru-Wada, Opinion, SCALE, Silver Star Merchandising, SSM, Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation, Suntex, sweatshops, university of southern california, USC
(Cory Doctorow, Creative Commons)
USC students are protesting 10-year licensing deal due to sweatshop labor.
Read more...USC Apparel Still At Center Of Labor Rights Controversy
Comments (0) | Dallas Cowboys, Opinion, President Nikias, SCALE, Silver Star Merchandising, SSM, Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation, sweatshops, university of southern california, USC, Worker Rights Consortium, WRC
(Cara Palmer)
Students delivered valentines to administration to express their concern.
Read more...Designated Suppliers Program Can Fight Sweatshop Labor Practices
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(Ohio AFL-CIO Labor '08, Creative Commons)
Universities should not support sweatshop labor.
Read more...Alta Gracia Apparel Is Alternative To USC’s Licensing Deal With Nike
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(Marissaorton, Creative Commons)
Many do not want to purchase clothing that is unethically obtained.
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