Economic Justice
Sweatshop Labor
Sweatshops are factories where workers are subject to extreme exploitation. They are a product of the "free trade" economy, and are prolific in the global South.
Fair Trade
Fair Trade is a labeling system indicating that producers were paid a living wage, trat products were made in a sustainable and environmentally-safe way, and often that producers were organized in democratic collectives. Find out more about Fair Trade, including where to find Fair Trade products in Cleveland.
NO Wal-Mart!
Is Wal-Mart the Future of America? Wal-Mart is bad for workers, tax-payers, and local businesses. Read about how Wal-Mart is ripping us off and destroying our communities.
Globalization & Trade
“what's called "globalization," a term of propaganda used conventionally to refer to a certain particular form of international integration that is (not surprisingly) beneficial to its designers: Multinational corporations and the powerful states to which they are closely linked.”
- Sweatshop photograph from the Kuk Dong factory in central Mexico. Obtained from No Sweat
- Fair Trade logo courtesy of TransFair USA
- Container ship photograph by Baked Beans on Flickr
http://flickr.com/photos/vorn/484889025/ - Other site acknowledgements