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There has been much recent discussion about the working conditions of the men and women, many of them abroad, who manufacture apparel that bears a university name. The issue is simple enough to state: how can Harvard best advance the effort to see that men and women who make this apparel work under safe and healthy conditions and are treated fairly and with dignity...
...University and the University of California system to join us. Together we have commissioned an inquiry by a diverse group of experts--including a consultant whom we met through Harvard students--that is now visiting factories, meeting with workers' and human rights organizations in seven countries that manufacture licensed apparel, examining economic data bases and making independent inquiries into working conditions...
...Maria A. Roeper, the WRC's coordinator, says raising the bar for collegiate apparel manufacturers, many of whom produce other clothing, will impact the total market...
...says the WRC, which focuses solely on collegiate apparel, is more effective at meeting and responding to university concerns...
Last spring, the University adopted a policy of full disclosure for all its licensees. The two biggest manufacturers of Harvard apparel, Champion Inc. and Gear for Sports, have already complied...