Word: apparel
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...protest followed the release on Friday of the "Independent University Initiative," a yearlong study of worldwide apparel manufacturing conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The report has been criticized by some for its reliance on information gathered by a for-profit corporate monitor...
...consultants visited and inspected factories in China, El Salvador, Mexico, Pakistan, South Korea, Thailand and the United States--regions responsible for producing much of the nation's college-licensed apparel...
...University released a major report examining worldwide labor conditions in the apparel industry Friday, and the findings are bleak...
Harvard, along with four other universities, hired a team of consultants to visit seven countries to evaluate whether manufacturers of college apparel abide by local labor laws, comply with established industry codes of conduct and meet standards to ensure a fair and safe environment for workers...
...working conditions exist in apparel factories in all of the countries visited," the report concluded...