October 20, 2000

Colleges Criticize Conditions in Factories That Produce Clothing With Their Logos

By SCOTT STREET

Five American universities have released a joint report that draws attention to the often poor working conditions in "sweatshops" throughout the world that make university-licensed apparel.

The report, sponsored by Harvard and Ohio State Universities and the Universities of California, Michigan, and Notre Dame, concluded a yearlong study of working conditions in seven countries, including the United States, that produce a substantial portion of the

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