Other Canadian Anti-Sweatshop Sites

Canadian Friends of Burma Information on Canadian companies sourcing apparel from Burma under their "Imports Boycott Campaign."

Canadian Labour Congress Information in English and French on the CLC's sweatshop and child labour campaigns.

Common Threads A great resource for teachers. Classroom-ready materials about globalization, sweatshops and the clothes we wear, prepared by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF).

Oxfam Canada Information on Oxfam's participation in the No Sweat campaign.

Quebec Coalition Against Sweatshops Information in French on the anti-sweatshop campaigning activities of a Quebec-based coalition of labour, student and international development organizations.

UNITE HERE Canada Information in English and French on UNITE HERE's Stop Sweatshops Campaign.

Victoria International Development Education Association Check out their Sweatshops booklet series under the Learning Resources section.

International Stop Sweatshops Campaigns

Behind the Label (US) A resource for current news on sweatshops, sponsored by UNITE HERE.

Campaign for Labour Rights (US) Information on corporate campaigns, boycotts and other labour rights campaigns.

Clean Clothes Campaign (Netherlands) Includes information on specific campaigns, including Nike, Burma and the World Cup 2002 championship.

Clean Clothes Campaign - Maine (US) Information on Bangor, ME and its municipal and state No Sweat purchasing policies.

Comité Fronterizo de Obrer@s (Mexico) A worker-controlled organization that educates, organizes and empowers other maquila workers along the Mexican-US border. Information in English and Spanish.

Oxfam Community Aid Abroad: Just Stop It! (Australia) This NikeWatch site reports on working conditions in Nike factories and provides updates on the Nike campaign.

L'Éthique sur l'étiquette (France) Information in French on the Clean Clothes Campaign in France.

FairWear (Australia) Information about the Australian campaign to end the exploitation of home-based workers.

Global Exchange (US) Check out their Global Economy section for excellent resources on Nike, Gap and the Saipan lawsuit.

International Textile, Garment and Leather Worker's Federation (ITGLWF) is the global union for workers in the apparel and textile sectors, bringing together 217 affiliated trade union organizations in 110 countries. 

International Labor Rights Forum (US) Working to overcome the problems of child labour, forced labour and other abusive labour practices.

Labour Behind the Label (UK) Coalition working to pressure retailers in the UK to take responsibility for the conditions under which their clothes are produced.

National Labor Committee (US) Excellent background information on worker rights violations in Central America and Asia and various corporate campaigns including Nike, Wal-Mart, Gap and Liz Claiborne.

National Mobilization Against Sweatshops (US) Information on their "Ain't I a Woman!" campaign.

Rugmark (US) Learn about their carpet labelling program and rehabilitation centres for former child labourers in India, Pakistan and Nepal.

Solidarity Center (US) A non-profit organization that assists workers around the world struggling to build democratic and independent trade unions. An allied organization of the AFL-CIO.

STITCH (US) STITCH (Support Team International of Textileras) is a network of US women unionists, organizers, and activists that seeks to build connections between Central American and US women organizing for economic justice.

SweatFreeCommunities (US) Founded by anti-sweatshop organizers in Maine, Minnesota, New York, Wisconsin and elsewhere to facilitate the sharing of resources and information and built a national sweatfree movement.

Sweatshop Watch (US) User-friendly and action-oriented resource on Stop Sweatshop campaigns in the US.

TIE Asia (Sri Lanka) Information on garment worker struggles in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand and Indonesia.

UK No Sweat (UK) Information on anti-sweatshop campaigns in the UK, with a focus on Nike.

US - Labor Education in the Americas Project (US/LEAP) (US) Information on worker organizing in the export processing zones of Central America.

United Students Against Sweatshops (US) Information on how to launch anti-sweatshop campaigns at your campus.

UNITE HERE (US) Information on UNITE HERE's Stop Sweatshop Campaign.

War on Want (UK) Information on garment workers' struggles in several Asian countries.

Resources on Monitoring and Verification

COVERCO (Guatemala) Information in English and Spanish on the independent monitoring group "Commission for the Verification of Codes of Conduct," including monitoring reports on Liz Claiborne and Gap supply factories.

Ethical Trading Initiative (UK) Information on the implementation of codes of conduct which cover supply chain working conditions. ETI works to ensure that the working conditions of workers producing for the UK market meet or exceed international labour standards.

European Initiative on Monitoring and Verification (Netherlands) Information on a one-year project conducted by SOMO on independent monitoring in five European countries: UK, Netherlands, Sweden, France and Switzerland.

Fair Labor Association (US) Information on the third-party factory monitoring system developed by industry and some human rights organizations following the US Apparel Industry Partnership.

Fair Wear Foundation (Netherlands) Information on the independent monitoring foundation formed by industry, trade unions and NGOs in the Netherlands.

GMIES (El Salvador) Information in English and Spanish on the independent monitoring "Grupo de Monitoreo Independiente de El Salvador," including monitoring reports on factory conditions in El Salvador.

Social Accountability International (US) Information on the SA8000 Standard and commercial social auditing.

Verité (US) Information on independent monitoring of codes of conduct.

Worker Rights Consortium (US) Information on the code verification system developed by United Students Against Sweatshops.

Other Resources

ASEPROLA (Costa Rica) Information in Spanish on promoting labour rights in Central America, specifically in the agricultural industry and in maquiladoras.

Asia Monitor Resource Centre (Hong Kong) Information on labour struggles across Asia and campaigns in support of toy workers.

Americas Program of the International Relations Centre (US) Their "Americas Updater" and "Boletin Americas" e-zines cover current Latin American issues.

Centro de Derechos Humanos "Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez" (Mexico) and their bulletin Focus on Human Rights in Mexico

Centre Europe - Tiers-Monde (Europe) Check out the "Files" on transnational corporations and human rights for publications in English and French on workers' rights.

China Labour Bulletin (Hong Kong) Founded in 1994 in Hong Kong by independent trade unionist Han Dongfang, China Labour Bulletin (CLB) has been actively promoting independent, democratic union organizing, and the protection of labour rights and standards in mainland China.

China Labor News Translations (China/Australia) A free collection of English translations of Chinese-language reports, commentaries and blogs on labor issues. Initiated by Anita Chan, an academic researcher and labor rights advocate at the Australian National University.

Corporate Watch (US) Mini-online magazine dedicated to monitoring the activities of transnational corporations. Check out their sections on Sweatshops, and Globalization and Corporate Rule.

Frontera NorteSur (US) Online magazine covering issues on the US-Mexico border.

Global Labour Inspectors Network (Denmark) Information about issues encompassing labour inspection around the world. Promoting International Labour Organization Conventions on labour rights.

Globalization and Labour Standards (US) Based at Cornell University, an online database of abstracts from recent law journal articles pertaining to global labour issues.

Human Rights First (US) Working to ensure that human rights laws and principles are enforced in the United States and abroad.

Human Rights Watch (US) Carry out fact-finding investigations into human rights abuses in all regions of the world.

International Centre for Trade Union Rights (UK) Articles and campaigns focusing on core labour rights.

International Labour Organization Information on international labour standards, labour statistics and export processing zones.

Maquiladora Health & Safety Support Network (US) A network of occupational health & safety professionals volunteering to improve working conditions for maquiladora workers in northern Mexico.

Mexican Labour News and Analysis is produced in collaboration with the Authentic Labor Front (FAT) of Mexico and the United Eletrical Workers (UE) of the US.

Regional Campaign Against Flexible Labor (Latin America) is a Central American initiative of a diverse number of worker organizations, NGOs, women's movements, investigation-action centres, and other organizations linked to labour issues.

Sim*Sweatshop (UK) Online sweatshop simulation game.

Toronto the Better (Canada) Toronto's socially responsible business directory.

Women Working Worldwide (UK) Information and analysis about the impact of world trade policies and deregulation on women's work.

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