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Dec. 20, 2002 - Jan. 1, 2003

Activists Say Purchase With a Conscience this Holiday

Workers boycotting in front of the Forever 21 boycott billboard on the corner of La Cienega and Beverly Boulevards in Los Angeles. Photo courtesy of Sweatshop Watch.
By Ji Hyun Lim | AsianWeek Staff Writer

All 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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