More anti-war events
Wednesday at 12:30 there will be a march and rally at UNC's Pit (near the entrance of Davis Library, the tallest brick building near the intersection of South Rd. and Raleigh St.), organized by the UNC Coalition against the War.
At 3:30 there will be an anti-sweatshop event with a group of workers from the Dominican Republic. There is a longer announcement below from Student Action with Workers (SAW).
At 7pm (possibly earlier, it is probably listed at www.moveon.org) there will be a MoveOn.org vigil in front of the Chapel Hill Post Office, across from UNC.
LIVING THE CAROLINA WAY: SWEATSHOP WORKERS TO SPEAK OUT ABOUT ABUSE AT HANES FACTORY
Workers from the Dominican Republic to speak in the pit with Members of
the UNC Sweatfree Coalition to urge Chancellor Moeser to end sweatshop
exploitation
Chapel Hill, NC- On Wednesday March 19 at 3:30 pm, workers from the TOS
Dominicana factory in the Dominican Republic, which is owned by the
locally based Hanes Brands, a supplier of blank t-shirts to numerous
university licensees, will speak out about the poverty wages, forced
overtime, verbal harassment, and physical threats that they have
received at the hands of Hanes management. This event is part of a
nation-wide tour sponsored by United Students Against Sweatshops, which
has also included events at Brown University, Rutgers University,
University of Maryland, and Virginia Tech University.
Dominicana factory in the Dominican Republic, which is owned by the
locally based Hanes Brands, a supplier of blank t-shirts to numerous
university licensees, will speak out about the poverty wages, forced
overtime, verbal harassment, and physical threats that they have
received at the hands of Hanes management. This event is part of a
nation-wide tour sponsored by United Students Against Sweatshops, which
has also included events at Brown University, Rutgers University,
University of Maryland, and Virginia Tech University.
Students from the UNC sweatfree coalition (which includes the Graduate
and Professional Student Federation branch of student government and
thirteen undergraduate student groups including CHispA, YD, and
Alianza) will also be speaking about how supporting the rights of
workers in the supply chain of the university is part of their struggle
to live the Carolina way.
and Professional Student Federation branch of student government and
thirteen undergraduate student groups including CHispA, YD, and
Alianza) will also be speaking about how supporting the rights of
workers in the supply chain of the university is part of their struggle
to live the Carolina way.
"In honor of our friend Eve, our work will continue. On Tuesday we
stopped to celebrate all that she's given us, the will, the heart to
fight these tough battles. After the formal memorial, her real memorial
begins, and it does so through the work we do for the rest of our
lives. Her legacy is our burden, and what a great burden it is. We have
something more than just righteousness and justice on our side now;
now, we have the memory of our beloved friend to push us forward. For
Eve." says sophomore Ronald Bilbao, former Executive Assistant to
Student Body President Eve Marie Carson.
stopped to celebrate all that she's given us, the will, the heart to
fight these tough battles. After the formal memorial, her real memorial
begins, and it does so through the work we do for the rest of our
lives. Her legacy is our burden, and what a great burden it is. We have
something more than just righteousness and justice on our side now;
now, we have the memory of our beloved friend to push us forward. For
Eve." says sophomore Ronald Bilbao, former Executive Assistant to
Student Body President Eve Marie Carson.
Manuel Pujols and Julio Angel Castillo Fermín, two illegally fired
workers from the Dominican Republic factory, are the leaders of a
movement to form a union in response to low wages, unsafe working
conditions, and forced overtime that has become routine in their
factory. In response, management fired many union members and
threatened others. Since then, despite the fact that the government of
the Dominican Republic has found in favor of the workers, Hanes refuses
to recognize the union and bargain with the workers to improve working
conditions. Workers have been speaking out at high schools and
universities around the country to demand that Hanes respect the rights
of its workers.
workers from the Dominican Republic factory, are the leaders of a
movement to form a union in response to low wages, unsafe working
conditions, and forced overtime that has become routine in their
factory. In response, management fired many union members and
threatened others. Since then, despite the fact that the government of
the Dominican Republic has found in favor of the workers, Hanes refuses
to recognize the union and bargain with the workers to improve working
conditions. Workers have been speaking out at high schools and
universities around the country to demand that Hanes respect the rights
of its workers.
Three years ago, students throughout the U.S. and Canada demanded that
their universities take a stand against sweatshop exploitation by
adopting the Designated Suppliers Program. Since that time, UNC-CH
Chancellor James Moeser has refused to join the 40 major colleges and
universities that have adopted this policy, which would ensure that
workers producing university apparel can form independent worker bodies
and negotiate living wages. Major universities that have adopted the
Designated Suppliers Program include Duke University, Georgetown
University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the entire
University of California system.
their universities take a stand against sweatshop exploitation by
adopting the Designated Suppliers Program. Since that time, UNC-CH
Chancellor James Moeser has refused to join the 40 major colleges and
universities that have adopted this policy, which would ensure that
workers producing university apparel can form independent worker bodies
and negotiate living wages. Major universities that have adopted the
Designated Suppliers Program include Duke University, Georgetown
University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the entire
University of California system.
"Across the globe, workers in apparel factories face systematic
violations of their rights. Wages are insufficient to provide for a
worker's basic needs. Respect for the right to organize does not exist,
and workers who attempt to improve their conditions are harassed,
abused, illegally fired, and even killed. The Designated Suppliers
Program will ensure that UNC-CH apparel is made where workers have
freedom of association and can bargain for a living wage. There can be
no Tar Heel pride in sweatshop apparel. As students who are trying to
live the Carolina way, we want our university to be a leader in setting
ethical standards by adopting the Designated Suppliers Program," says
senior Salma Mirza, organizer for Student Action with Workers, an
affiliate of United Students against Sweatshops.
violations of their rights. Wages are insufficient to provide for a
worker's basic needs. Respect for the right to organize does not exist,
and workers who attempt to improve their conditions are harassed,
abused, illegally fired, and even killed. The Designated Suppliers
Program will ensure that UNC-CH apparel is made where workers have
freedom of association and can bargain for a living wage. There can be
no Tar Heel pride in sweatshop apparel. As students who are trying to
live the Carolina way, we want our university to be a leader in setting
ethical standards by adopting the Designated Suppliers Program," says
senior Salma Mirza, organizer for Student Action with Workers, an
affiliate of United Students against Sweatshops.
WHO: SWEATSHOP WORKERS FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
WHAT: WORKERS SPEAK OUT ABOUT ABUSE AT HANES FACTORY, URGE UNC TO SIGN
ONTO DSP
ONTO DSP
WHERE: UNC-CH PIT
WHEN: WEDNESDAY MARCH 19 AT 3:30 PM
Eve's words:
"I love UNC. I love the quad in the spring and the arboretum in the
fall. I love the Pit on a sunny day and Graham Memorial Lounge on a
rainy one. I love Roy all the time. But what makes UNC truly special is
not our beautiful campus, our distinguished reputation or even our
basketball team. It's us--the student body--who make UNC what it is."
"I've been thinking a lot about staff workers at UNC recently. [We need
to be] in tune to the needs of the thousands of staffers who support,
clean, serve, truly run the University."
Eve on the DSP:
"I think that the entire campus has been learning more and more about
the state of our sort of 'campus conscience'... and it is important
that we as a student body continue to make sure that the administration
hears our concern for these issues."
"I love UNC. I love the quad in the spring and the arboretum in the
fall. I love the Pit on a sunny day and Graham Memorial Lounge on a
rainy one. I love Roy all the time. But what makes UNC truly special is
not our beautiful campus, our distinguished reputation or even our
basketball team. It's us--the student body--who make UNC what it is."
"I've been thinking a lot about staff workers at UNC recently. [We need
to be] in tune to the needs of the thousands of staffers who support,
clean, serve, truly run the University."
Eve on the DSP:
"I think that the entire campus has been learning more and more about
the state of our sort of 'campus conscience'... and it is important
that we as a student body continue to make sure that the administration
hears our concern for these issues."
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