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...third-party industry monitoring group with no ties to the industries it investigates while the FLA's governing board is dominated by these industries. Harvard's decision to sign with the FLA suggests that, while Harvard has formally committed in principle to fight sweatshop production of apparel and other insignia goods, it has not yet effectively embraced this commitment...
These monitoring groups should inspect factories producing Harvard goods and apparel to make sure they do not operate under sweatshop conditions. In fact, these monitoring groups are critical to Harvard's commitment to fair labor practices because they not only help discover factories that violate its code of conduct, but they also determine when factories have reformed their practices to follow the code of conduct. It is understood that workers need their jobs so the purpose has always been to reform violating factories through negotiations or sanctions rather than closing them down or ending their contracts. It is not difficult...
...Social cohesiveness" and "camaraderie" will be the battle cries of the impassioned movement. Although there aren't little red flags or military berets just yet, there are plans for Color Tuesday and Crazy Hat Friday. And since a significant portion of Harvard students already wear their nighttime apparel to class, Pajama Day should be a smash hit for the masses. For the council's next trick, maybe it could institute "spirit marches" to class. Or put on a military parade through the Yard to display the council's downsized, yet still formidable, cadres and the captured booty from the last...
...Indian Nations," a shop at the Foxwoods casino that sells food products, pottery, baskets, accessories and leather apparel is open everyday...
Nevertheless, we believe the FLA has excellent leadership, a broad base of involvement by institutions seriously interested in the issues, and a potential capacity to provide useful information and constructive ideas. Finally, because a number of apparel companies are "at the table," there is a direct means of expressing forthrightly to them the serious concerns of universities and other groups. We have much to gain, and little to lose, by participating in the FLA effort as we also pursue our joint initiative with other universities...