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...Membership in the FLA is insufficient and membership in the WRC is the logical next step,” said HSAS member Emma S. Mackinnon ’05, who is also a Crimson editor...

Author: By Deborah Y. Ho, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students To Lobby For Sweatshop Monitoring | 11/6/2003 | See Source »

Harvard helped to found the FLA in 1996 with the aim of alleviating the problem of inhumane working conditions in factories producing collegiate logo merchandise. The Association works with the companies and major clothing retailers involved in the production and sale of merhcandise bearing member institutions’ logos...

Author: By Deborah Y. Ho, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students To Lobby For Sweatshop Monitoring | 11/6/2003 | See Source »

Since its creation, however, the FLA has been repeatedly criticized by labor experts because of the influential position its 13 member companies, including Nike, Reebok and Polo Ralph Lauren, hold within the organization...

Author: By Deborah Y. Ho, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students To Lobby For Sweatshop Monitoring | 11/6/2003 | See Source »

Though the original intention was to work with companies in a non-accusatory manner, independent labor experts have argued that this setup has prevented the FLA from achieving its goals...

Author: By Deborah Y. Ho, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students To Lobby For Sweatshop Monitoring | 11/6/2003 | See Source »

...Recreation Vehicle Industry Association found that of 7 million households with RVs, 16% access the Internet on the road. And although the majority of the nation's 16,000 RV grounds still don't offer wireless access, scores of parks--from the Kampground of America in Kissimmee, Fla., near Disney World, to Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park in Estes Park, Colo.--are installing the systems. KOA, which launched KOA Konnect in April, plans to offer wireless Internet access in 500 campgrounds and RV parks, charging a flat $19.95 a month, which is about average. Virginia-based LinkSpot offers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wi-Fi Gets Rolling | 11/3/2003 | See Source »

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