SWEATFREE PURCHASING CONSORTIUM

The mission of the Sweatfree Purchasing Consortium is to end public purchasing from sweatshops. We strive to align public spending with respect for workers' rights in global apparel supply chains. We pursue this mission by convening public procurement officials and labor advocates to create demand for decent working conditions and worker-led monitoring and enforcement mechanisms to sustain them... The City of Madison, Wisconsin, in consultation with the Sweatfree Purchasing Consortium, has developed a contract for various kinds of clothing worn by its firefighters, police, metro transit and other employees. The contract is designed so that other state and local government agencies in the United States can purchase uniforms under the same terms and conditions for the life of the contract. This multi-government initiative is part of a larger effort to to eliminate unsafe and illegal working conditions in apparel factories worldwide. More>>

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