Is the Sweatfree Schools Campaign happening only in New York state?
No. While the Coalition’s campaign is the only sustained anti-sweatshop effort involving public, K-12 educational institutions (as far as we know), its features have become part of the array of local actions promoted by organizations such as Co-Op America, the Maquila Solidarity Network and the Resource Center of the Americas. With its combination of local and statewide advocacy, its opportunities for coalition building among college-age and younger students, labor unions and faith communities, its link to the Coalition’s international delegations and its educational components, the campaign is a model for the growing national anti-sweatshop movement.
