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  2. Worker Rights Consortium - Wikipedia

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    The Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) is an independent labor rights monitoring organization focused on protecting the rights of workers who sew apparel and make other products sold in the United States, particularly those bearing college or university logos.

  3. United Students Against Sweatshops - Wikipedia

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    United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) is a student organization founded in 1998 with chapters at over 250 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.In April 2000, USAS founded the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC), an independent monitoring organization that investigates labor conditions in factories that produce collegiate apparel all over the world.

  4. Designated Suppliers Program - Wikipedia

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    The Designated Suppliers Program (DSP) is a procurement standard proposed by the Worker Rights Consortium and United Students Against Sweatshops.The program was designed to promote the use by US universities of suppliers that make use of a defined set of fair labor practices. [1]

  5. Nike sweatshops - Wikipedia

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    When the University of Oregon joined the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC), Knight revoked his donation because Nike has blocked the WRC from inspecting its factories. The Fair Labor Association (which was co-founded by Nike in the 1980s) is supported by Nike and the United States government, while the Workers Rights Consortium is not. [27]

  6. Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act - Wikipedia

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    The bill was written as a collaboration of different groups, including the United Steelworkers of America, the National Labor Committee and Senator Dorgan, partially in response to a Harris Poll showing that 75% of Americans agreed with the following statement: "I want my Member of Congress to support legislation to protect human rights in the ...

  7. North Korean worker fraud scheme sent nearly $1M to ... - AOL

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    Remote worker fraud schemes involve North Korean nationals posing as remote - often IT - workers. They depend on locals who hold onto their company computers at so-called laptop farms.

  8. After wildfire devastation, California seeks public input ...

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    On the heels of the devastating fires in Los Angeles County last month, California is unveiling a new digital town hall that will initially address recovery efforts before expanding into other ...

  9. WAAKE-UP! - Wikipedia

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    In the meantime WAAKE-UP! was busy circulating a petition among students demanding that the University of Colorado join the Worker Rights Consortium (gathering over 2000 signatures) and on April 10, 2000, and built a shantytown in the Norlin Quadrangle on the CU-Boulder campus to draw attention to their campaign and gain visibility during the ...