February 12, 1999

Duke Agrees to Student Demands on Code of Conduct for Clothing Manufacturers

By DENISE K. MAGNER

Duke University has agreed to push for a tougher code of conduct for clothing manufacturers that produce merchandise bearing the university's name. It acted in response to a 31-hour sit-in over a weekend late last month by students in the president's office.

The protesting students argued that a proposed code did not go far enough to insure that the clothing would not be produced by sweatshop labor. The

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