BehindTheLabel.org
Is a multimedia news website covering the stories of people fighting for fundamental human and labor rights against the goliath global clothing industry. BehindTheLabel.org is an initiative of UNITE HERE to share stories of workers around the world who make our clothes, to educate the public of international campaigns where workers are struggling to correct injustices in their workplace, and to engage consumers and activists to take part in solidarity actions with garment workers against the multinational corporations behind the labels.

Blood, Sweat & Shears
Go to Corporate Watch and search for human rights.

Campaign for Labor Rights (CLR)
It is the mission to mobilize grassroots support throughout the United States to promote economic and social justice by campaigning to end labor rights violations around the world. CLR educates about, and advocates against, the underlying causes of the global sweatshop. Its campaign strategies are designed in collaboration with workers struggling to gain the right to organize, the right to earn a living wage in a clean, safe work environment, and the right to bargain collectively with their bosses.

Fair Labor Association (FLA)
The growth of the global economy has outstripped the mechanisms for regulating labor rights around the world. In principle, governments should adopt ILO Conventions and incorporate them into national labor laws enforced by labor inspectors. Trade unions and employers should negotiate collective agreements to fix wages and working conditions at sectoral or firm level and workers should have recourse to internal grievance procedures or external labor tribunals. In practice however, many of these protections have broken down. The FLA initiative is designed to complement international and national efforts to promote respect for labor rights.

Feminists Against Sweatshops
Women make up 90 percent of sweatshop laborers. The majority of these women are between the ages of 15 and 22. Companies that use sweatshop labor to increase their own profit margins are taking advantage of predominantly young women. Injustices perpetrated by factories that employ the use of sweatshop labor are numerous. Women are paid as little as six cents an hour and work ten to twelve hour shifts. In many instances overtime is mandatory. In some cases, women are allowed only two drinks of water and one bathroom break per shift. Sexual harassment, corporal punishment, and verbal abuse are all means used by supervisors to instill fear and keep employees in line.

Human Rights First
Search for sweatshops.

Maquila Solidarity Network
A labour and women's rights advocacy organization promoting solidarity with grassroots groups in Mexico, Central America, and Asia working to improve conditions in maquiladora factories and export processing zones. We believe retailers must be accountable for the conditions under which their products are made.

National Mobilization Against Sweatshops
A workers membership organization that was founded by young working people in 1996 in New York City. Now, in 2004, we have two Workers' Centers -- one in Brooklyn and one in the Lower East Side of Manhattan -- and members and supporters all over the country.

No sweat!
United Kingdom campaign against sweatshops. Join No Sweat, and play your part in ridding the world of sweatshop employers. It's only £5 per year, and you can pay online. Membership gets you enhanced access to the No Sweat website, involvement in your local No Sweat group, advance notice of campaigns and events, and even a discount on No Sweat merchandise purchased through the website.

No Sweat: Union-Made Sweatshop-Free Casual Apparel
Bienestar International manufactures union-made footwear and casual clothing under the brand name No Sweat. Our gear is produced by independent trade union members in the US, Canada, and the developing world. We believe that the only viable response to globalization is a global labor movement. No Sweat defines the market for goods that support independent trade unions --- the only historically proven solution to sweatshops. We market direct to consumers, relying primarily on internet sales for distribution. We provide a competitive product to you and a living wage to our workers. How? By not advertising. We rely on you to help us spread the word!

Sweat GearCommittee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) anti-sweatshop organizing, information, activities, and more.

Sweatshops
Tools and ideas for how you can help stop sweatshop abuses. News and articles about the sweatshop scourge and what people are doing to put an end to worker abuses.

Sweatshops.org
Sweatshops and child labor are a growing problem, particularly in clothing and textiles. And many popular agricultural products, from coffee to bananas to cut flowers, are grown under terrible conditions. No one wants to buy products made with sweatshop labor, but it is hard to know what to avoid, and where to find green and Fair Trade products. Co-op America provides the information you need to help stop sweatshop labor and promote fair treatment of workers everywhere.

Sweatshop Watch
Serves low-wage workers nationally and globally, with a focus on eliminating sweatshop exploitation in California's garment industry. We believe that workers should earn a living wage in a safe, decent work environment, and that those responsible for the exploitation of sweatshop workers must be held accountable.

SweatShop Watch: Shop with a Conscience
Some anti-sweatshop organizations have compiled the following shopping guide, representing a sampling of sweatshop-free apparel products currently available on the market.

Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Fire
The fire at the Triangle Waist Company in New York City (on March 25, 1911), which claimed the lives of 146 young immigrant workers, is one of the worst disasters since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. This incident has had great significance to this day because it highlights the inhumane working conditions to which industrial workers can be subjected. To many, its horrors epitomize the extremes of industrialism. The tragedy still dwells in the collective memory of the nation and of the international labor movement. The victims of the tragedy are still celebrated as martyrs at the hands of industrial greed.

UNITE HERE
UNITE (formerly the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees) and HERE (Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union) merged on July 8, 2004 forming UNITE HERE. The union represents more than 450,000 active members and more than 400,000 retirees throughout North America. UNITE HERE boasts a diverse membership, comprised largely of immigrants and including high percentages of African-American, Latino, and Asian-American workers. The majority of members are women. Organizing the unorganized in our industries is the top priority. Also see: BehindTheLabel.org.

United Students Against Sweatshops
National network of student groups working to end sweatshops and other labor abuses.

Verite
We are committed to ensuring that people worldwide work under safe, fair and legal conditions. In over 60 countries around the world we provide governments, corporations, investors, factories, NGOs and workers with information on global working conditions and innovative programs to improve them.