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Women Sweatshop Workers come to Bloomington-Normal |
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by Nick Bervelier
Email: naberve (nospam) ilstu.edu (unverified!)
Phone: 309-451-5852 |
19 Oct 2001
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Two anti-sweatshop events are planned for Friday, October 26, during ISU's homecoming. |
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
END DATE: October 27, 2001
Sweatshop Workers Visit Central Illinois
A nationwide campaign to end sweatshop abuse overseas comes to central Illinois on October 26! The National Labor Committee and United Students Against Sweatshops are traveling across the nation with women workers from Bangladesh to expose the conditions under which Americans' clothing is manufactured. Come learn about globalization, sweatshops, and how you can become involved in the anti-sweatshop movement on Friday October 26. Two events are planned for Friday the 26th. At 3 p.m. on the ISU quad, students and community members will speak out for workers and against sweatshops. All are invited to this mid-afternoon rally. In the evening, the workers will talk about what it's like to work in a sweatshop. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. at the union hall of Laborer's local 362, located at 2005 Cabintown Road in Bloomington.
For more information about the sweatshop workers' visit to Bloomington-Normal, contact Nick Bervelier (ber-VI-ler) at 309-451-5852.
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Demonstration for workers' rights in Bangladesh.
Friday, October 26
3 p.m.
ISU Quad
United Students Against Sweatshops and the National Labor Committee-sponsored. All should attend!
Testimony from Workers in Bangladesh
Friday, October 26
7 p.m.
At Laborer's Hall, local 362. 2005 Cabintown Road, Bloomington. (On Bloomington's southwest side, behind CJ's Restaurant, next door to Niepagen's Greenhouse.)
Charles Kernighan, Director of the National Labor Committee and two workers from bangladeshi sweatshops will describe working conditions in Bangladesh. Endorsed by Bloomington Normal Trades and Labor Council. |
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