[Newspoetry] sweatshops

[Karin Langner]

I'm crushed (and a little, uhm, embarrassed that I missed the Body Shop
ordeal).  Guess I'll be
ripping their powerful anti-sweatshop label ad right off my office wall.
Thanks for the info.


----- Original Message -----
From: Benjamin C. Blanchard <bblancha at ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
To: Karin Langner <klangner at eos.net>
Cc: <Newspoetry at ganymede.isdn.uiuc.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Newspoetry] sweatshops


>
> Obnoxious wet blanket links below:
>
> http://www.sej.org/sejournal/html/sej_fa97.html#Beware of green firms
>
> The writer of this story presents the Body Shop, Ben & Jerry's and
> Working Assets as the cynical marketing ploys they might be.
> (It's also three years old. They might all be better now.)
>
> http://www.betterworld.com/BWZ/9512/cover2.htm
>
> This one might be more recent. It's got footnotes too and that means
> integrity!
>
>
> You're all...
>
> >I've never posted before but these links will help with the sweatshop
question.
> >
> >http://www.usa.the-body-shop.com/interactivist/trade/action.html
> >
> >http://www.unionlabel.org/dobuy/Default.htm
> >
>
>
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