HAS NYU SIGNED ANYTHING LIKE THE FAIR LABOR CODE OF CONDUCT BEFORE?
Yes. NYU is a part of the Workers Rights Consortium (WRC) and has formally adopted the WRC Code of Conduct, which governs the conditions in factories that manufacture NYU apparel and logo-bearing merchandise. NYU does have control of how its name is used and the WRC code is proof. While NYU doesn’t own the factories that produce its merchandise, it does have a say in what the working conditions in those factories are like. In fact, NYU has a legal guarantee of good working conditions in those factories through the WRC Code. In this way, the WRC code protects both factory workers and NYU’s name. The Fair Labor Code of Conduct for branch campuses works the same way — it protects both migrant workers and NYU’s name. The Fair Labor Code of Conduct is modeled after the WRC code (available at: http://www.workersrights.org/university/coc.asp). The Fair Labor Code of Conduct simply amends the WRC code to cover the labor issues that arise in construction and operation of buildings at non-US sit
