7.01.2005
An Anti-Sweatshop Ordinance for San Francisco?
The American Chronicle reports that San Francisco's Mayor Gavin Newsome and Supervisor Tom Ammiano are introducing a sweatshop free ordinance for the city of San Francisco. This sounds like an amazing grassroots effort -- According to the article: "Supervisor Tom Ammiano, a strong advocate of the proposed ordinance said, 'While other jurisdictions have taken policy positions against sweatshop labor, this proposal represents the nation's strongest anti-sweatshop law to date.' Ammiano continued, This legislation exists today because of a historic grassroots effort involving a coalition of over 50 community groups." Pretty impressive. The coalition includes Global Exchange, UNITE HERE!, the San Francisco Labor Council, the San Francisco Women's Political Committee, and the Chinese Progressive Association.
Here is a summary of the proposed ordinance.
Los Angeles already has a good anti-sweatshop ordinance. I'm wondering if there have been any studies of the effectiveness of these ordinances - anyone know?
Here is a summary of the proposed ordinance.
Los Angeles already has a good anti-sweatshop ordinance. I'm wondering if there have been any studies of the effectiveness of these ordinances - anyone know?
