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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...
Ryan also says the FLA's policy of brand certification, where entire companies, rather than individual factories, are declared "sweat-free" is a weakness...
...FLA's charter mandates that 10 percent of a manufacturer's factories be inspected every year in order for the manufacturer to receive certification, although the range can be adjusted from five to 15 percent. In the first three years of operation, 30 percent must be inspected...