Taking a stand against sweatshops.On December 9, the National Labor Committee for Worker and Human Rights and New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the students held a protest against WalMart's use of sweatshops. They also condemned the lack of paid maternity leave in Bangladeshi factories that produce goods for the retail giant. The protesters targeted Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's clothing line, a private label for Wal-Mart. The Olsen twins, who are students at NYU NYU New York University NYU New York Undercover (TV show) , signed the maternity leave pledge and are now calling for public disclosure of the names and addresses of factories used in Bangladesh to sew their garments. On December 5, children and union members protested at a Wal-Mart in Lynn, Massachusetts, because of the company's use of sweatshops. Groups involved with the rally included the Workman's Circle Shule, a Jewish Sunday school in Brookline, Mass AFL CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. , Mass Jobs with Justice Jobs With Justice is a nationally linked network of about 40 local coalitions throughout the United States that bring together labor unions, community organizations, religious groups, and student groups to fight for workers' rights. , Mass National Organization for Women, UNITE, and the Jewish Labor Committee The Jewish Labor Committee is an American secular Jewish organization dedicated to promoting labour union interests in Jewish communities, and Jewish interests within unions. . For more information, contact the National Labor Commitee for Worker and Human Rights at www.nlcnet.org. |
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