Hot off the press!

7/1: SweatFree Communities releases new study, Subsidizing Sweatshops, revealing severe human rights violations in factories that make public employee uniforms ... read the report >>

Campaign Updates

6/03: Lucas County, OH Passes Strong Anti-Sweatshop Policy >> 

5/19: Los Angeles concerned about Rocky Brands labor violations >> 

4/10: Vermont Senate and House send sweatfree bill to governor >> 

4/4: Vermont sweatfree bill passes Senate >> 

3/28: Maryland sweatfree bill postponed; activists aim to win strong law in 2009 >> 

3/14: Independent monitoring improves conditions in Los Angeles supplier factory >>

News

7/16: Ohio's Suppliers Deny Staff Abuse | The Columbus Dispatch >>

7/16: Activists lead teach-in about sweatshop labor | The Olympian >>

7/12: Sweatshop workers call on Governors to follow Rendell’s lead in historic sweatfree commitment during National Governors’ Association meeting | News Release >> 

7/11: Governor Rendell signs declaration against government spending on sweatshop goods | News Release from Gov. Rendell >>

7/9: Report: Maryland spends $8M a year on sweatshops | The Gazette >>

7/7: Group tells Vt.: No sweat | Brattleboro Reformer >>

7/4: Group rallys against sweatshop labor | Arab American News >>

7/4: Rally links state to foreign sweatshops | Lansing State Journal >>

7/4: Report: Bosses ordered workers to lie | Daily Gazette >>

7/3: Companies respond to sweatshop allegations | The Capital Times >>

7/3: Group alleges labor abuse | Baltimore Sun >>

7/3: Coalition of labor organizations urges Maryland to sever ties to sweatshops | The Examiner >>

7/2: Groups urge Strickland's support for anti-sweatshop policy for state | The Daily Reporter >>

7/2: Groups: State lax on sweatshops | Chicago Tribune >>

7/2: State responds to report alleging sweatshop conditions | The Capitol Times >> 

7/2: Rally against sweatshops at State Capitol | WLNS >>

7/1: Labor, Human Rights Groups Call on Strickland to Drop Contracts with 'Sweatshops' | Gongwer Ohio Report >>

7/1: Rally at Capitol denounces sweatshops | Lansing State Journal >>

7/1: Wisconsin asks contractors to look into labor abuses | Associated Press >> 

7/1: New study shows Oregonian's tax dollars are supporting a sweatshop | Portland Mercury Blog >> 

7/1: Milwaukee Pressured to Adopt Sweatshop Free Ordinance | Wisconsin Public Radio >>

7/1: State of Wisconsin admits police/fire uniforms come from sweatshops | WORT-FM Madison (listen) >>

7/1: Campaign pushes for government procurement to be sweatshop-free | Hannnah Report >> 

7/1: Group chides Ohio for link to sweatshop factories | Associated Press >>

7/1: Sweatshop Free Michigan | WLAJ-TV >>

7/1: State DOA contacts vendors named in sweatshop report | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel >> 

7/1: Group says uniforms come from sweatshops | UPI >>

7/1: Report: Lapses by governments may support sweatshops | Women's Wear Daily >>

7/1: Group protests oppressive conditions in global factories at state Capitol | Detroit Free Press >> 

7/1: NY State contracts tied to sweatshops | WAMC >> 

7/1: State responds to report alleging sweatshop contracts | Capitol Times >> 

7/1: Workers' Rights Group: IL Buys Uniforms Made In Sweatshops | Chicagoist >>

7/1: Sweatshop cops? | Chicago Sun Times >> 

7/1: N.Y. State contract tied to sweatshop labor, group charges | N.Y. Daily News >> 

7/1: Report links Illinois to Overseas 'Sweatshops' | Chicago Public Radio >>

Events

National SweatFree Summit
July 11-13 | Philadelphia >>

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