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Dec. 20, 2002 - Jan. 1, 2003
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Activists Say Purchase With a Conscience this Holiday
By Ji Hyun Lim | AsianWeek Staff WriterAll across the nation, activists against sweatshops have been galvanizing support to boycott merchandise that promotes unsafe, non-union work conditions — just in time for the holidays. The young women’s clothing retailer Forever 21 and Disney have been targets for customer boycotts. Meanwhile the National Mobilization Against Sweatshops (NMAS) in New York have been trying to gather support to assist garment workers who have been hit by financial instability since Sept. 11. |
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