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Sweatshop Forum Calls for Industry overhaul at Marymount College
About 200 officials from retailers manufacturers and consumer groups gathered at a Labor Department forum in Arlington Virginia to discuss eradication of sweatshops in the garment industry. Speakers highlighted wage violations long hours and abuse and urged independent auditing worker education and industry collaboration to improve conditions.
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Arlington
Labor Department
Marymount College
America
U.S
Robert Reich
California
Department of Labor
New York
Mr. Reich
Neil Kearney
International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers Union
Nancy Penaloza
New York City
Ms. Penaloza
Jay Mazur
Unite (Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Mazur
Roberta Karp
Liz Claiborne
Claiborne
Nordstrom
Levi Strauss
Wal-Mart
Patagonia
Kmart
Guess
John Ermatinger
Ermatinger
Ermatinger Levi
Warren
Scott
Kathie Lee Gifford
Reich
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Ms. Gifford
Frank
Gifford
Richard Simmons
Cheryl Tiegs
Paul Gill
San Francisco Fashion Industries
Flick
Richard Reinis
Los Angeles Compliance Alliance
Maria Echaveste
Tracy Mullin
National Retail Federation
Stan Levy
San Francisco
U.S. Secretary of Labor
Marymount University
Gale Cottle