Do you hate going to the mall and not knowing where your gifts are made? Click here to get a handy dandy one page info sheet on sweatshop free alternatives. Have a great time shopping without worrying about worker exploitation!
Shopper Guide
Here are some other tips:
Sweatshop Watch & Garment Worker Center Gifts Be among the first to sport Sweatshop Watch and GWC’s hip new t-shirt or environmentally friendly totebag. The shirts are union made and the totes are from a women’s cooperative. Both are $20, plus shipping. See
www.sweatshopwatch.org and < a href=”www.garmentworkercenter.org”>www.garmentworkercenter.org for ordering details.
Powell’s Books is a legendary independent bookstore with an all union workforce in Portland, Oregon. Their inventory is expansive, and their website can handle orders from across the nation. Visit:
www.powells.com.
Global Exchange features unique gifts from around the world as well as educational resources about human rights issues. Artisans create each of the Fair Trade crafts using designs passed down for centuries. Check out:
www.globalexchangestore.org.
Fuerza Unida The former Levi’s workers in San Antonio, Texas, formed a unique women’s sewing cooperative that makes and silk screens t-shirts, canvas bags and flags. Call (210) 927- 2294 to make your orders today.
No Sweat Apparel No Sweat is the world’s 1st fair trade fashion brand, featuring sneakers and casual clothing from union shops in the US, Canada and the developing world. You can find it all at
www.NoSweatShop.com.
Union Mall is the first shopping mall where you can’t find a stitch that was made in a sweatshop. Every merchant in this mall sells only union made clothing. Shop around in good conscience at:
www.theunionmall.com.
Fair Trade Federation is an association of wholesalers, retailers and producers whose members are committed to providing fair wages and good employment opportunities to economically disadvantaged workers and farmers worldwide. Look at the FTF website at
www.fairtradefederation.org.
Maggie’s Organics is one of the few companies in the apparel industry that offers 100% organic clothing. They have created a very unique commitment to a women’s sewing cooperative in Nicaragua to ensure fair labor standards are met. Contact them at
www.organicclothes.com or 1 (800) 609-8593.
Market Place India is a nonprofit organization that sells products made by women artisans in India. It began with low-income women who chose to make hand-made textiles as a means to provide women with employment in Bombay, India. To order a catalog call 1 (800) 736-8905 or order on-line at
www.marketplaceindia.org.
Justice Clothing is a one stop-shop for union-made & nonsweatshop apparel! For every item of clothing, you can learn who made the clothes,where and under what conditions, and even what independent labor union represents the workers. Visit them at
www.justiceclothing.com.
Just Garments is the only factory in El Salvador that has accepted an independent union and negotiated a contract with the workers . Order T-shirts for your organization or group. Check them out at
www.justgarments.net.
