Sweatshops, 1991-1992

Letter from Chinese Staff & Workers' Association asking for support in campaign against sweatshops in NYC, March 31, 1991, with attached fact sheet re Wai Chang Fashions, "Brooklyn garment shop owes workers over $100,000 in unpaid wages" and sample letter to NYS Dept. of Labor; correspondence between Assemblyman Frank Barbaro, chairman of the Labor Committee, and ILG president Mazur; transcript of testimony by Mazur before the committee re effectiveness of Apparel Industry Task Force, created by Barbaro, March 20, 1992; testimony by NYS Labor Commissioner John Hudacs; transcript of interview with Chinese worker; copies of four bills in Senate and Assembly to increase civil and criminal penalties for violating labor laws and holding manufacturers equally liable for violations by their contractors; certified letter from U.S. Dept. of Labor's Wage and Hour Division re enforcement of Fair Labor Standards Act, and attached letter sent to every manufacturer, contractor, and subcontractor in the U.S., citing high levels of noncompliance, stressing prohibition against homework in apparel industry, March 6, 1992; press release from U.S. Dept. of Labor re temporary restraining order against NYC garment manufacturer, April 30, 1992; newspaper clippings. see also "Sweatshops" (general subject files)