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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.  gives consumers an opportunity to buy clothes made by organized workers. The brand's clothes and shoes are manufactured at union shops both here and abroad. No Sweat shoemakers are represented by the Confederation A union of states in which each member state retains some independent control over internal and external affairs. Thus, for international purposes, there are separate states, not just one state.  of Indonesian Employees Unions, Textile, Clothing, & Leather, an independent trade union. Shoeboxes include a disclosure form listing the wages and benefits of workers at its shop in Jakarta Jakarta or Djakarta (both: jəkär`tə, jäkär`tä), city and special district (1990 pop. 8,227,746), capital and largest city of Indonesia, NW Java, at the mouth of the canalized Ciliwung River, on Jakarta .

"If you want justice on the job, you need a union to fight for it," said Adam Neiman, cofounder co·found  
tr.v. co·found·ed, co·found·ing, co·founds
To establish or found in concert with another or others.



co·found
 and chief executive of No Sweat Apparel, in a press release. "And if you want social justice in the marketplace, you have to shop for it."

For more information, go to www. NoSweatShop.com., or send e-mail to info@NoSweatApparel.com.
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Title Annotation:On the line; No Sweat Apparel
Publication:The Progressive
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jan 1, 2005
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