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Obviously, the 400-plus students who attended the rally on Tuesday disagree. Those same students were thrilled to hear President Rudenstine's statement that full disclosure would be a part of any Harvard anti-sweatshop policy. What the students didn't hear, which is also in that statement, is the two or three times in which the president graciously acknowledged the work that has been done with students this year on the sweatshop issue and the hopes of the administration that the relationship with us will continue to be fruitful and productive. As a member of the anti-sweatshop campaign...
...those employees over the poverty line and by actually lowering their wages, Harvard stands to make its human rights record worse, not better. I am sincerely hopeful that Harvard will act in as enlightened a manner with respect to these other two campaigns as they have with the anti-sweatshop students. I know that I, at least, plan to keep watch until they...
...rally, scheduled to coincide with the full Faculty meeting held inside University Hall, attracted around 350 supporters of PSLM, the Coalition Against Sexual Violence (CASV) and the Living Wage Campaign. The students encircled University Hall, chanting slogans advocating higher wages for University employees, changes in policies regarding sweatshop labor and increased resources for rape survivors...
...progress has been made. The more surprising victory to emerge from the "Rally for Justice" was the University's announcement it would require companies that make Harvard insignia apparel to reveal where their factories are located, one of the central demands of the Progressive Student Labor Movement's anti-sweatshop campaign. Though it remains to be seen how this new policy will be implemented and enforced, it is still a promising step in the right direction...
Indeed, while Harvard's agreement to full disclosure is a good start, the University's labor practices are still far from perfect. Now Harvard must start terminating contracts with contractors who use sweatshop labor. Closer to home, the University should commit to a living wage of $10 an hour for its employees, enough to keep workers above the poverty line...