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November 18, 2009

Public Campaign Forces Apparel Giant to Rehire Unionized Workers
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Anti-sweatshop activists have won a major victory in a campaign to save
a Honduran factory that had been closed after its workers voted to
unionize. United Students Against Sweatshops says the sportswear giant
Russell Athletic has agreed to rehire some 1,200 Honduran workers that
were dismissed last January. The move follows a nationwide campaign that
pressured investors and forced dozens of collegiate athletics
departments to sever or restrict their licensing deals with Russell.



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