February 19, 1999

Students on 3 Campuses Protest University Policies on Sweatshop Labor

Students at Georgetown University ended a four-day sit-in in the president's office last week after administrators agreed to enforce tougher labor standards for manufacturers of university-licensed products.

Georgetown students weren't the only ones hot under the collar about sweatshop labor -- their peers at Duke University and the Universities of North Carolina and Wisconsin have also staged demonstrations this month.

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