Garment Industry Advisory Committee: Enforcement Legislation Proposals, 1987-1991

Proposed legislation designed to more effectively enforce labor laws in the garment industry, eradicate sweatshops and industrial homework; confiscation was major point of contention with Republican-controlled Senate. Drafts of Enhanced Apparel Registration Enforcement bill, 1988; mailgrams to members of state legislature, 1988; legislative program of NYS Dept. of Labor, 1989 and 1987, with cover letter to ILGWU president Mazur seeking support; correspondence between ILGWU president Mazur, union staff, and state officials; press releases from NYS Dept. of Labor announcing closer coordination with U.S. Dept. of Labor, report of advisory council1990; memo to Mazur analyzing governor's upcoming State of the State message, Jan. 6, 1988; newspaper clippings