● Wal-Mart & Nike: Child Labor
Wal-Mart and Nike are leading the
way to lowering standards around the world.
Charles Kernaghan interviewed by Harold Channer
Conversations with Harold Hudson Channer
MNN (Manhattan Neighborhood Network) NYC
Charles Kernaghan is the director of the National Labor Committee, an independent, non-profit human rights organization focused on the protection of worker rights (primarily in Central America, the Caribbean, China and other developing countries).
Charles Kernaghan - Air Date: 02-27-02
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4ZyD9PZcGy0
Kernaghan has led numerous fact-finding missions to Central America and the Caribbean to investigate working conditions in the free trade zones.
National Labor Committee
Tel: 212-242-3002
E-mail: nlc@nlcnet.org
Website: www.nlcnet.org
He does not support boycotts (because workers in the developing world need their jobs) but argues for putting pressure on companies to respect the laws that are already in place. If the existing laws are observed; violations will have consequences, workers will have rights, they will be able to organize, and the levels of working conditions and wages will be raised.
Support the NLC (National Labor Committee): support
way to lowering standards around the world.
Charles Kernaghan interviewed by Harold Channer
Conversations with Harold Hudson Channer
MNN (Manhattan Neighborhood Network) NYC
Charles Kernaghan is the director of the National Labor Committee, an independent, non-profit human rights organization focused on the protection of worker rights (primarily in Central America, the Caribbean, China and other developing countries).
Charles Kernaghan - Air Date: 02-27-02
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4ZyD9PZcGy0
Kernaghan has led numerous fact-finding missions to Central America and the Caribbean to investigate working conditions in the free trade zones.
National Labor Committee
Tel: 212-242-3002
E-mail: nlc@nlcnet.org
Website: www.nlcnet.org
He does not support boycotts (because workers in the developing world need their jobs) but argues for putting pressure on companies to respect the laws that are already in place. If the existing laws are observed; violations will have consequences, workers will have rights, they will be able to organize, and the levels of working conditions and wages will be raised.
Support the NLC (National Labor Committee): support
Labels: Charles Kernanghan, Child Labor, developing countries, Harold Channer, Human Rights Abuses, MNN, Nike, NLC, Social Justice Network, solidarity and community, Sweatshops, Wal-Mart, women's rights
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