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Maquila Solidarity Update

Since 2003, the Maquila Solidarity Update was published three times - only once in 2014 - in English and Spanish. This 8-page newsletter provided news, analysis and interviews on the struggle to uphold international labour rights in a globalized economy.

September 29, 2001

Maquila Network Update Vol 6.3 (September 2001)

Union members assaulted in Guatemala | Baja California Sur: Land of sun, surf and sweatshops | Philippine workers demand end to union busting | Fox' Plan Puebla Panama: Confronts corridors of resistance

Download Update Vol. 6.3 here

June 14, 2001

Maquila Network Update Vol. 6.2 (June 2001)

Custom trim workers vindicated | No Sweat campaign is off and running | Women activists share experiences | News & notes

Download Update Vol. 6.2 here

February 27, 2001

Maquila Network Update Vol. 6.1 (February 2001)

Nike workers beaten for supporting union | Stop pulling the wool over our eyes: ETAG launches corporate disclosure campaign | ETAG calls for ban on Burma imports | Custom trim workers testify | News & notes

Download Update Vol. 6.1 here

December 14, 2000

Maquila Network Update Vol. 5.4 (December 2000)

Disney sweatshops: it's a small world after all | Commercial social auditing comes under fire | Stop sweatshops review: victories, setbacks and ongoing disputes in 2000 | News & notes

Download Update Vol. 5.4 here

September 14, 2000

Maquila Network Update Vol. 5.3 (September 2000)

Will Mexican democracy include workers? | Walmart caught buying from Burma, again | MSN launches 'No Sweat' campaign | News & notes

Download Update Vol. 5.3 here

June 27, 2000

Maquila Network Update Vol. 5.2 (June 2000)

Sit in wins 'no sweat' policy | Nike empire strikes back | Retail council abandons code negotiations | Sample fashion show script | News & notes

Download Update Vol. 5.2 here

February 14, 2000

Maquila Network Update Vol. 5.1 (February 2000)

DoAll workers await reinstatement | Putting sweatshops under wraps | Walmart in Burma: Profiting from repression | Stop sweatshops scorecard: victories and setbacks in 1999 | News and notes

Download Update Vol. 5.1 here

November 27, 1999

Maquila Network Update Vol. 4.4 (November 1999)

Students push the envelope on codes of conduct | Student actions escalating | News and notes

Download Update Vol. 4.4 here

October 29, 1999

Maquila Network Update Vol. 4.3 (October 1999)

Government convenes Code of conduct negotiations | What do workers want from codes of conduct? | Canadian retail: what lies ahead after the Eaton’s crash? | News and notes

Download Update Vol. 4.3 here

May 29, 1999

Maquila Network Update Vol. 4.2 (May 1999)

Are Nike and Reebok in a race to the top? | Code monitoring goes professional | The sweatshop shopping tour |  News and notes

Download Update Vol. 4.2 here