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Only hours before demonstrators surrounded University Hall yesterday afternoon to protest Harvard's practice of licensing its logo to companies that allegedly use sweatshop labor, the University announced the first in what will be a series of policies aimed at resolving the issue...
...anti-sweatshop policy that we adopt must include such a requirement," a statement released by the University read...
...addition to pledging full disclosure, Harvard has committed itself to the idea of hiring an independent monitor--such as a private agency or a non-governmental organization--to ensure companies' compliance with anti-sweatshop codes...
...University did not make any firm pledges, though, concerning a living wage for sweatshop workers...
Today, President Neil L. Rudenstine is scheduled to participate in a conference call with presidents of other Ivy League schools to discuss the formation of an Ivy League-wide policy on sweatshop labor...