{"article":{"id":136900,"heading":"USC Labor Activists Launch Anti-Sweatshop Campaign","author":"USC S.C.A.L.E.","created":"2005-10-09 01:32:07","modified":"2005-10-10 14:52:24","last_modified":"Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:52:24","article":"\n

TROJANS DEMAND AN END TO SWEATSHOP ABUSES:

Students and Faculty propose ‘Sweat-Free USC Initiative’

Students from the University of Southern California

are asking administrators to respect the rights and

dignity of workers who make USC apparel by adopting

a plan to uncover and stop human rights abuses at the

factories that make Trojan apparel. They are demanding

the University join the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC),

an independent factory monitor, and release the terms

of a secret contract with Nike.

WHAT:

A rally and presentation of the Sweat-free USC

Initiative to University President Steven Sample. The

Initiative is the students’ response to six years of

inaction and foot dragging by the President.

WHEN:

9:30am-10:00am Monday, 10 October, 2005

WHERE:

n front of Bovard Auditorium in the center of

USC’s University Park Campus.

WHO:

USC Students will present their demands to

President Sample

WHY:

USC has failed to take serious action against

sweatshops despite widespread abuses and

documented reports of physical violence against

workers.

VISUALS:

Banner, signs and a giant check made

out to USC for one hour of sweatshop work.

if you're interested in joining us, please do!

email for more information.

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