Brooklyn Designers place production as one of their major needs. Individually each organization will eventually decide how he or she persues this solution. however as a group our policies should champion the rights of workers. Sweat shop labor, Child and prison labor as a solution should be reviewed carefully! On the other hand the deveoplment of industry and the creation of employment opportunites, is not a Social mandate as much as it is good political and economic policy!

Many have sought solutions that would help them in their selection of production facilities. I came acrooss some resource, while researching another topic! Though By no means complete it is a start ! Click the read more link for details

  Every designer has to at some point consider where and how they will produce their line .  Ultimately it is often a decision that may have costly long term repercussions! I know very few designers that could have afforded the PR cost, much less the loss of  such a huge inventory, as the Gap's recent Child Labor Issue demanded.

Many have said they want to ensure those producing thier clothing is making a living wage.  So What is a living Wage and what standard does a "living wage afford". I found this quote in an article on Modern Day sweatshops

According to independent labor rights organizations in Hong Kong, a living wage in China would be about $0.87/hour. Minimum wage rates vary as they are set by each provincial government, however, they do not meet this living wage. Shanghai's minimum is $0.21/hour, and Guangzhou's $0.26/hour. ("Behind the Label: Made in China," March 1998, Charles Kernaghan/National Labor Committee.)

Sweatshop watch resource center http://www.sweatshopwatch.org/index.php?s=43

Clean clothes resource center   http://www.cleanclothes.org/campaign/links.htm

shop with a conscience

http://www.sweatshopwatch.org/index.php?s=59

Call for a designers meeting outside the BoroHall

http://www.cleanupfashion.co.uk/about-us.php

http://www.cleanupfashion.co.uk/issues.php

http://www.cleanclothes.org/

http://www.sweatshopwatch.org/index.php?s=50&r=5    video

http://studentsagainstsweatshops.org/

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