SSCCC Connections


Links to other organizations


	Bangor, Maine Clean Clothes Campaign www.pica.ws	The first community to pass a city council resolution promoting ethical purchasing of garments with city purchases, continues to grow the movement for such community activities with a “Clean Clothes Organizing Guide”, and has spearheaded a grassroots movement in Maine that helped the legislature to pass in the summer of 2001 the first state anti-sweatshop purchasing law.
	The Campaign for Labor Rights www.afgj.org	Provides an information clearinghouse, connecting local activists with labor rights campaigns around the world, and promoting communication and cooperation among campaigns.Campaign for Labor Rights is working on an exciting, innovative new project to build a national network of activists who are working in their own communities to pass anti-sweatshop or clean clothes initiatives. Local and statewide groups in Minnesota, Maine, New York, Ohio, and Washington are the driving force behind this new network. Many of them have already had some success with anti-sweatshop work in their schools, counties, cities, states, and more. These groups have asked CLR to help coordinate this emerging network on a national level and to reach out to activists who are doing (or are interested in doing) similar work in their communities. (The website for the Alliance for Global Justice which hosts this campaign among several other outstanding campaigns)
	The Southern Maine Clean Clothes Campaign E-mail: CCCSoMe@aol.com	A new campaign in solidarity with the worldwide campagin seeking justice and dignity for apparel workers.
	Sweatfree Communities www.sweatfree.org

	The Fair Trade Federation www.fairtradefederation.org	A trade association of North American Fair Trade retailers and wholesalers.
	The Fair Trade Resource Network www.fairtraderesource.org	A fair trade educational organization compiling resources on fair trade and working to educate the public about alternative, fair trade choices.
	International Federation for Alternative Trade www.ifat.org	A global network of Fair Trade organizations.
	Network of European World Shops www.worldshops.org	World Shops sell fairly traded products from small-scale producers in developing countries.
	TransFair USA www.transfairusa.org	This organization provides Fair Trade certification and labeling.

	Behind the Label www.BehindTheLabel.org	This site, which is sponsored by several organizations, including UNITE, describes itself as “a multimedia news magazine and on-line community covering the stories and people of the global clothing industry.”
	Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) www.cispes.org	Works to strengthen Salvadoran labor movement, maquila workers organizing projects, and the rights of immigrant workers in the U.S.
	CO-OP America www.coopamerica.org	Conducts anti-sweatshop campaigns, corporate accountability programs, promotes social investment, and a variety of environmental initiatives. Publishes National Green Pages® directory, also online at www.greenpages.org
	The European Clean Clothes Campaign www.cleanclothes.org	Initiated in Holland in 1990 and still based there, this campaign has developed a Fair Trade Charter for garments in collaboration with the Dutch Federation of Trade Unions, and is targeting Nike.
	Global Exchange www.globalexchange.org	Through research, reports, and public campaigns monitors labor practices and corporate practices domestically as well as internationally. Promotes fair trade alternatives with fair trade campaigns on commodities such as coffee and chocolate. Runs two Bay Area fair trade stores and conducts “Reality Tours” for the public.
	Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility www.iccr.org	Coalition of religious investors, promotes corporate responsibility through shareholder resolutions, research and publications, dialogue with management, divestment, and consumer boycotts.
	International Labor Rights Fund www.laborrights.org	Works on a variety of worker rights campaigns around the globe. Lobbies and works on labeling to fight child labor.
	Investor Responsibility Research Center www.irrc.org	Provides impartial research and expertise on companies and shareholders worldwide.
	The Maquila Solidarity Network www.maquilasolidarity.org	A Canadian network with information on and links to a number of maquila and anti-sweatshop campaigns.
	The National Labor Committee www.nlcnet.org	Conducts human and labor rights campaigns by building coalitions and educating the public. Wal-Mart, Nike, toys in China, Bangladesh garment workers, etc., etc.
	Sweatshop Watch www.sweatshopwatch.org	A coalition of organizations committed to eliminating sweatshops. Works for a living wage and safe and decent work environments. Publishes quarterly newsletter.
	Transnational Resource and Action Center www.corpwatch.org	Works to build global links for corporate accountability, human rights, and environmental justice. Maintains Corporate Watch, an online magazine and resource center.
	Unite! www.uniteunion.org	Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees Promotes union-made garments with a listing of union-made, sweatshop-free clothing. Promotes as well a variety of anti-sweatshop, anti-child labor campaigns.
	U.S./Labor Education in the Americas Project www.usleap.org	Works in Central America (including Mexico) and Colombia and Ecuador as well on struggles of workers working directly and indirectly for such U.S. companies as Starbucks, Chiquita, and Phillips-Van Heusen.
	Verité – Verification in Trade and Export www.verite.org	Works with businesses and other groups on a fee-for-service basis to monitor subcontractors overseas through field based coordinators, auditors and worker interviewers. Consults on codes of conduct and implementation strategies. Offers briefings and training on issues. Publishes the Verité Monitor.

	Minnesota’s Sweatfree Schools Campaign www.americas.org/youth/YO_sweatfree.htm	A campaign to get Minnesota schools to adopt and implement a purchasing Code of Conduct for apparel, soccer balls, softballs, and baseballs purchased by schools not be made in sweatshops or by child labor.
	New York State Labor-Religion Coalition Sweatfree School Campaign www.labor-religion.org/sweatfreetop.htm	A coalition to support efforts to direct purchasing power of schools towards the responsible manufacture of sports uniforms and other school apparel.
	United Students Against Sweatshops www.usasnet.org	An organization of students and community members on over 200 college campuses working in solidarity with working people and their rights. Does research, publicity, and campaigns around international labor rights issues.
	Worker Rights Consortium www.workersrights.org	WRC is a non-profit organization created by college and university administrations, students, and labor rights experts. It is intended to assist in the enforcement of manufacturing Codes of Conduct adopted by colleges and universities through independent monitoring and verification at manufacturing sites.