Next Generation and Social Compliance
Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by David in News Stories
New York Times reports
that the college anti-sweatshop movement persuaded Russell Athletic to agree to rehire 1,200 workers in Honduras.
“It’s a very important breakthrough,” said Mel Tenen, who oversees licensing agreements for the University of Miami, the first school to sever ties with Russell. “It’s not often that a major licensee will take such a necessary and drastic step to correct the injustices that affected its workers. This paves the way for us to seriously consider reopening our agreement with Russell.”
Students are the next generation of buyers of promotional products. We will do well to watch this trend towards outsourcing labor while demanding some measure of social compliance that reflects American labor practices.
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