Introduction
Sweatshops &
Child Labor
What Can We Do
Responsible Shopping
Good Companies
Sources & Resources
Sources and Resources
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| A quote from an Indian Supreme Court ruling on child labor is painted in big letters on a wall of this school for rescued children, proclaiming: "Every child has the right to food, play, education, and love." But out of 1,000 raids in one district of Northern India over the past five years to free enslaved children like this one, only 40-50 traffickers were convicted and fined. |
Visit the following organizations for more information and to join their efforts to end sweatshops.
- Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world.
- Green America: practical steps for using your consumer and investor power for social change.
- As You Sow: promoting corporate accountability.
- Global Exchange: a non-profit research, education, and action center dedicated to promoting people-to-people ties around the world. They strive to increase global awareness among the US public while building international partnerships around the world.
- United Students Against Sweatshops: an organization of students and community members at over 200 campuses. They are part of a movement that supports the struggles of working people and challenges corporate power. They work to build power on campuses and develop solidarity with workers.
- Fair Trade Shoes: website created by Steph Munoz, containing a lot of information about the fair trade industry.