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Anti-Sweatshop/Labor and Globalization

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The New York State Labor-Religion Coalition
The New York State Labor-Religion Coalition is a growing alliance of unions, religious institutions, youth groups and individuals who share a commitment to challenging economic injustice.

Jobs With Justice
A national coalition of labor, religious and community organizations.  Action campaigns, information organizing resources.

National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice
A national coalition of labor and religious organizations. Action campaigns, information and organizing resources.

AFSCME
The nation's largest and fastest growing public service employees union with 1.4 million members.  We represent workers in all areas of government, health, education and other services, both public and private.  AFSCME organizes for social and economic justice in the workplace and through political action and legislative advocacy.

5.15 Is Not Enough
Broad coalition to raise the minimum wage in New York State.  Good  information.

Student Organizations

Student Farmworker Alliance

SFA is a network of students and young community activists in solidarity with farmworkers as they struggle to gain fair wages and an end to sweatshop conditions and modern-day slavery in the fields.

United Students Against Sweatshops
Network of students with much information and resource material.

Sweatshop Organizations

The Worker Rights Consortium
The Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) is a non-profit organization created by college and university administrations, students and labor rights experts to monitor factory condition around the world.

Campaign for Labor Rights
The Campaign for Labor Rights is a labor organization which specializes in the struggles of workers in sweatshops. We provide labor updates on Nike, Disney, Guess, Child Labor, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, United States (esp. Farm Workers and Poultry Processing Workers), Youth and Campus Activism, various Policy Issues and more.

Sweatshop Watch
Sweatshop Watch is a coalition of labor, community, civil rights, immigrant rights, women's, religious & student organizations, and individuals committed to eliminating sweatshop conditions in the global garment industry.
Easy to read anti-sweatshop info site.

Sweatshop Campaigns

Unite! Stop Sweatshops Campaign
Including:
Cities Against Sweatshops
College Students Against Sweatshops
High School Students Against Sweatshops

Behind the label
A global campaign against sweatshops.

Co-op America against Sweatshops
Campaign of Co-op America Campaign against Sweatshops.

Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart Watch
In April 2005, Wal-Mart Watch launched a nationwide campaign to challenge Wal-Mart, Inc. to become a leader in corporate responsibility toward its workers and host communities.

Wal-Mart Fact Checker