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...setting of the show is the Kukdong apparel factory in Puebla, Mexico. The man in purple is King Kong, representing the evil factory owner, and the bandit is one of the “charros,” the leaders of the “gangster union.” The caricatures represent the attack on employees who went on strike at Kukdong in December 2000 to establish the first ever workers’ union in a Mexican maquiladoro, or sweatshop...

Author: By David B. Rochelson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mexican Workers Stage Complaints | 8/1/2003 | See Source »

...Korean-owned factory produces Harvard-licensed Nike apparel...

Author: By David B. Rochelson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mexican Workers Stage Complaints | 8/1/2003 | See Source »

Hermanson said the victories at Kukdong and BJ&B will serve as a “wedge to raise standards in the entire apparel industry.” The establishment of unions “is growing geometrically,” he said, citing organizing efforts at factories in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Korea...

Author: By David B. Rochelson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mexican Workers Stage Complaints | 8/1/2003 | See Source »

...Bryant's and his accuser's and those of the kids who have seen the star as Mr. Nice Guy. A caller to the New York City sports radio station WFAN sounded heartbroken when he said he now had to take away his son's favorite item of sports apparel: his Kobe Bryant No. 8 jersey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Say It Ain't So, Kobe | 7/28/2003 | See Source »

Morris reports that while clothing for all children's age groups is doing well at the Kangaroo Pouch, layette items are best sellers, a trend that holds up at other retailers. In fact, Clack says apparel for newborns and infants is currently the top performer in the children's category...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spending It All on the Kids | 7/14/2003 | See Source »

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