Word: fla
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...reasons that universities want to be in [the FLA] is to exercise influence," he says. "We can help the FLA live up to its aspirations and encourage change over time...
Durkee pointed to the issue of women's rights as one area in which universities have convinced the FLA to adopt a tougher stand...
Brown says universities have been "enormously successful" in promoting reform and says they are not bound by the FLA--universities can require more stringent policies if they choose...
...FLA is a floor, not a ceiling. Universities can adopt higher standards," he says...
Opponents of the FLA also criticize the organization's monitoring methods. They charge that the organization does not monitor enough factories and cannot be impartial. "Companies decide who monitors and which factories get monitored, the FLA notifies factories ahead of time, they have to [inspect] as little as five percent, and then [the FLA] labels all products of a company as 'sweat-free,'" Roeper says...