Latin Sweatshops Pressed by U.S. Campus Power. David Gonzalez.
by Gonzalez, David; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 47Business. Publisher: New York Times, 2003ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Brand name products | Clothing workers | College students | Employee rights -- Latin America | Factories -- Developing countries | Labor unions -- Clothing workers | Labor unions -- Organizing | Latin America -- Industries | Social pressure | SweatshopsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "When workers first tried unionizing the BJ&B hat factory that is the town's biggest employer, the streets were abuzz with rumors that the factory would rather close down than negotiate. Two years later, not only is the factory still around, but there also is a union, and it recently negotiated a labor contract that provides raises, scholarships and other benefits that are unheard of among the country's 500 foreign-owned plants." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article discusses how U.S. college students pressured Latin American sweatshops into allowing workers to unionize.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Latin Sweatshops Pressed by U.S. Campus Power, April 4, 2003; pp. n.p..
"When workers first tried unionizing the BJ&B hat factory that is the town's biggest employer, the streets were abuzz with rumors that the factory would rather close down than negotiate. Two years later, not only is the factory still around, but there also is a union, and it recently negotiated a labor contract that provides raises, scholarships and other benefits that are unheard of among the country's 500 foreign-owned plants." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article discusses how U.S. college students pressured Latin American sweatshops into allowing workers to unionize.
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