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Title: NIKE workers speak out @ USC
START DATE: 3/27/2007
START TIME: 2:00 PM
Duration: 1 Hours
Location: downtown, central, hollywood, northeast
Location Details:
Starts in building SGM, Room 124 -->will transition into rally in front of Bovard Auditorium around 2:30 pm
Event Topic: labor
Event Type: demonstration
Contact Name: Teresa Cheng
Contact Email: teresac@usc.edu
Contact Phone: 925 330 4449
DESCRIPTION:


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The Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation (SCALE) presents...

JUSTICE FOR NIKE WORKERS MAKING COLLEGE APPAREL!!

PROTEST AND SPEAKING EVENT feat BJ&B workers: MARCH 27 @ 2 PM, SGM 124

The Story:

Nike, Adidas, and manufacturer, Yupoong, are closing BJ&B Factory, which makes clothes for universities across the US! As the first unionized garment facility in the free trade zones of the Dominican Republic, BJ&B has long been a symbol within the anti-sweatshop movement, a concrete testament to the power of student and worker solidarity. In 2003, with strong support from students and other solidarity activists, the workers won their hard-fought struggle for union representation and higher wages, an unprecedented victory.

Unfortunately, since the establishment of the union, brands like Nike and Adidas have been attempting to systematically erode these gains by decreasing orders, rather than committing to workers\' rights. Because of this, the amazing victory that is BJ&B has been plunged into jeopardy. On February 22, the majority of the workforce was laid off and the factory announced its closure. This closure not only has severe negative repercussions for the workers and the community of Villa Altagracia but for the entire union movement in the Dominican Republic and internationally. Brands such as Nike and Adidas cannot be allowed to systematically undermine workers\' basic rights and cut and run from union factories such as BJ&B!

BJ&B workers are touring the US and coming to USC, who has a multimillion dollar Nike Contract on Tuesday, Feb 27th. The speaking event will modulate into a Rally in front of President Sample\'s Office. We are protesting the university\'s refusal to adopt a comprehensive sweat-free policy called the DSP, which would ensure that USC gives orders to good factories like BJ&B.

We have the power to tell our university to support humane working

conditions. COME OUT AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR BJ&B AND OTHER

COLLEGIATE APPAREL WORKERS.



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