In reality the condition of garments workers in Bangladesh is very bad. There are some changes due to the labour unrest, trade union movements, Social pressure and for the pressure of developed countries consumers. But till now Living standard of workers is unacceptable

BehindTheLabel.org is a multimedia news website covering the stories of people fighting for fundamental human and labor rights against the goliath global clothing industry.

Grassroots Mobilizing Department of the U.S. Anti-Sweatshop Movement
1247 E St., SE, Washington, DC 20003 - (202) 544-9355, clr@clrlabor.org

Improving Working Conditions in the Global Garment Industry

FLA Watch was created to expose the truth about the Fair Labor Association (FLA). The FLA purports to be an "independent" monitor of working conditions in the apparel industry. But the organization is funded and controlled by the very corporations that have been repeatedly found to be sweatshop violators. The FLA's recent dishonest attack on United Students Against Sweatshops' (USAS) new Sweatfree Campus Campaign showcases the true agenda of this "fox guarding the hen house" scheme. FLA Watch is an effort to set the record straight on the new anti-sweatshop proposal and to expose the truth about the FLA's ongoing failure to defend the rights of workers. FLA Watch is a project of United Students Against Sweatshops.

The Center is a place for garment workers to organize. There are monthly educational workshops that explain issues such as wage and hour laws, health and safety regulations and discrimination. Garment workers also come to find help with their work problems - if they have not gotten paid, if they were fired unfairly or if the factory is engaging in unfair and unsafe practices. The center also provides a space to centralize all the efforts happening against sweatshops and to help garment workers.

ILRF is an advocacy organization dedicated to achieving just and humane treatment for workers worldwide.

Just Garments offers 100% unionized, sweat-free garment production.
Our experience in the industry, guaranteed quality, and commitment to providing
above-standard working conditions means a winning outcome for everyone.

Union-Made Clothing and Apparel - The Sweatshop-Free Alternative.

The Maquila Solidarity Network is a Canadian network promoting solidarity with groups in Mexico, Central America, Africa and Asia organizing in maquiladora factories and export processing zones to improve conditions and win a living wage.

The Mexico Solidarity Network struggles for democracy, economic justice and human rights on both sides of the US-Mexico border.

No Sweat defines the market for goods that support independent trade unions - the only historically proven solution to sweatshops. We market direct to consumers, relying primarily on internet sales for distribution. We provide a competitive product to you and a living wage to our workers.

Red Fabrik is a fully functioning e-shop that specializes in single-color, custom printed, union-made in the U.S.A. t-shirts and patches.

STITCH is a network of women unionists, organizers, and activists that builds connections between Central American and US women organizing for economic justice.

Sweatshop Watch serves low-wage workers nationally and globally, with a focus on eliminating sweatshop exploitation in California's garment industry. We believe that workers should earn a living wage in a safe, decent work environment, and that those responsible for the exploitation of sweatshop workers must be held accountable.

The fire at the Triangle Waist Company in New York City, which claimed the lives of 146 young immigrant workers, is one of the worst disasters since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. This incident has had great significance to this day because it highlights the inhumane working conditions to which industrial workers can be subjected. To many, its horrors epitomize the extremes of industrialism. The tragedy still dwells in the collective memory of the nation and of the international labor movement. The victims of the tragedy are still celebrated as martyrs at the hands of industrial greed.

The union label is a badge of quality, workplace justice, and living wage. Join unions, political campaigns, government agencies, and socially responsible organizations in ensuring that your logo only appears on union and American made and decorated wearables.

United Students Against Sweatshops is an international student movement of campuses and individual students fighting for sweatshop free labor conditions and workers' rights. We define 'sweatshop' broadly and recognize that it is not limited to the apparel industry, but everywhere among us. We believe that university standards should be brought in line with those of its students who demand that their school's logo is emblazoned on clothing made in decent working conditions. We have fought for these beliefs by demanding that our universities adopt ethically and legally strong codes of conduct, full public disclosure of company information and truly independent verification systems to ensure that sweatshop conditions are not happening.

War on Want fights poverty in developing countries in partnership and solidarity with people affected by globalisation. We campaign for workers' rights and against the root causes of global poverty, inequality and injustice.

The Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) is a non-profit organization created by college and university administrations, students and labor rights experts. The WRC's purpose is to assist in the enforcement of manufacturing Codes of Conduct adopted by colleges and universities; these Codes are designed to ensure that factories producing clothing and other goods bearing college and university names respect the basic rights of workers. There are more than 100 colleges and universities affiliated with the WRC.