New Orleans Sweatshops: Talking about a new garment industry inspection and morintoring plan that makes more sense, here is one from labor that is being readied for launch in Bangladesh. At this point it is an “if and when” agreement though signed by only two groups, PVH, owner of Hilfiger and Calvin Klein brands, and …
Category: International
Desperate Need for a Real, Independent Factory Inspection & Monitoring System
Quito It is impossible to read the tragic tales of sweatshop fires in Bangladesh and Pakistan without coming to the conclusion that literally the very best of intentions have in fact “paved the road to hell.” The story by Declan Walsh and Steven Greenhouse in the New York Times, “Certified Safe, A Factory in Karachi Quickly …
Governments and Housing: Mortgage Reform in the US and Formalization in Quito Norte
Quito Housing was on my mind. I spent hours yesterday in a pickup riding the steep roads and byways of Quito Norte with our team and local barrio leaders in the area, four up front and three in the back. We traveled more than a dozen kilometers up, down and around the mountain sides, often with …