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Publication Date: 1999
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"Sweatshop" Protests Raise Ethical and Practical Issues.
van der Werf, Martin
Chronicle of Higher Education, v45 n26 pA38-A39 Mar 5 1999
Student activists have put pressure on colleges and universities to toughen licensing codes aimed at eliminating sweatshop labor for college apparel made in other countries, and have had some success. However, oversight of the codes among contractors in developing countries is logistically and economically problematic. (MSE)
Descriptors: Activism, Administrative Policy, Clothing, College Administration, College Students, Developing Nations, Economic Climate, Economically Disadvantaged, Ethics, Fashion Industry, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Labor Conditions, Labor Standards, Policy Formation, Quality of Working Life
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Language: English
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