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Sweatshops and child labor are a growing problem, particularly in clothing and textiles. And many popular agricultural products, from coffee to bananas to cut flowers, are grown under terrible conditions.

No one wants to buy products made with sweatshop labor, but it is hard to know what to avoid, and where to find green and Fair Trade products. Co-op America provides the information you need to help stop sweatshop labor and promote fair treatment of workers everywhere.

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Sweatshop Resources
Check out Co-op America's no-sweatshop resources to help you make sweat-free clothing purchases: our National Green Pages™, Guide to Ending Sweatshops, and Real Money article on building a sweat-free wardrobe. From other organizations, we collect guides for schools, universities, local governments on how to build sweat-free purchasing policies. Learn more »

Read about 2008 Shareholder Filings for Human Rights
Shareholders are taking action against for workers' rights. Learn more about shareholder action to promote human rights and end sweatshops. Learn more »

Sweatshop News
Co-op America's Sweatshop News pulls news from the international press to keep you up to date on companies and industries implicated in sweatshop and child labor, union-busting, and human rights abuse here and around the world.
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