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Van der Werf, Martin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2000
Discusses the rapid growth of the Workers Rights Consortium, a student-originated group with 44 member institutions which opposes sweatshop labor conditions especially in the apparel industry. Notes disagreements about the number of administrators on the board of directors and about the role of industry representives. Compares this group with the…
Descriptors: Activism, Higher Education, Labor Conditions, Labor Problems
Donaldson, Jamie K. – Grassroots Development, 1992
Describes working conditions of female household servants in Colombia. Reviews history of support groups assisting household workers and subsequent expansion into successful movement for workers' legal rights and social security. "Women's work" has gained some respect as household workers strive to participate in ongoing social changes.…
Descriptors: Activism, Advocacy, Employed Women, Foreign Countries
