Changing clothes. .No Sweat apparel No Sweat Apparel is an American clothing brand, manufactured by Bienestar International. They are devoted to the production and promotion of union-made, sweatshop-free clothing, shoes, and accessories. has a strict dress code: union-made only. Founded in 2000 as a subsidiary of the social start-up Start-up The earliest stage of a new business venture. Bienestar International, the No Sweat label is a casual clothing line produced entirely by independent trade unions worldwide. The brand relies on direct, Internet-based marketing for distribution, which saves on advertising and makes possible a competitive product and living wage. No Sweat's long-term objective is to own and operate most of its business in "model factories," which are located in free trade zones in the developing world where union shops can serve as catalysts for change. No Sweat is already outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. to a unionized widows' cooperative in Kandahar, Afghanistan, where they hope to discourage a new wave of sweatshops while simultaneously stimulating the region's unstable unstable, adj 1. not firm or fixed in one place; likely to move. 2. capable of undergoing spontaneous change. A nuclide in an unstable state is called radioactive. An atom in an unstable state is called excited. economy. Sounds to us like a fashion statement. |
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