What: Press Conference and Rally
When: Wednesday, July 18th @ 12:30pm
Where: 265 37th St. and 8th Avenue, Midtown Manhattan
Why: Garment workers, the Ain't I a Woman?! Campaign[1] and
other supporters are calling out garment factory bosses De Shu
Qu and Yu Wei Quan for refusing to take responsibility for the
sweatshop conditions in their factories.
For many years, Shu Quan Shi and his co-workers labored in Qu
and Quan's garment factories, Lily Fashion and Zhu Len Fashion.
Mr. Shi often worked seven days a week for 12 hours a day, yet
he was never paid overtime. Moreover, the boss illegally deducted
3% of his wages. In November 2006, he filed a complaint with the
Department of Labor (DOL). Almost a year later, Qu and Quan have
ignored the DOL and refused to resolve this matter. Instead, employers
have changed the name of the factory which has been contracting
with GUESS, a company with a long history of sweatshop violations.
Workers from across the city are demanding Qu and Quan take responsibility
for their wrongdoing. Join the Ain't I a Woman?! Campaign and
its supporters on Wednesday in a growing workers' movement to
put an end to sweatshops and to take back more control over our
time.
The Ain't I A Woman?! Campaign is sponsored by National Mobilization
Against SweatShops and Chinese Staff & Workers' Association
[1] The Ain't I A Woman?! Campaign is an effort led by women
to bring together working people from diverse backgrounds and
their organizations to fight against the rising tide of sweatshop
conditions in the U.S. that often affects women most severely.
In the past, our campaign has recovered millions of dollars in
backpay from manufacturers and retailers such as DKNY, Tracy Evans,
Kate Warner, Street Beat Sportswear, Odd & Evens and many
more.
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