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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.

February 28, 1999

Maquila Network Update Vol. 4.1 (February 1999)

PVH Grinch steals Christmas in Guatemala | CAB Ruling vindicates custom trim workers | Students campaign for sweat free campus | New initiatives for corporate accountability | News and notes

Download Update Vol. 4.1 here

December 19, 1998

Maquila Network Update Vol. 3.4 (December 1998)

Coming apart at the seams: Agreement divides US apparel industry partnership | Nike responds with wage increase but study shows workers still can’t meet their basic needs | What is a living wage? | News and notes

Download Update Vol. 3.4 here

November 29, 1998

Maquila Network Update Vol. 3.3 (Sept-Nov. 1998)

Coalition awaits announcement on task force | Campaigners gear up for third Nike protest | Make your camp sweat free | News and notes

Download Update Vol. 3.3 here

June 29, 1998

Maquila Network Update Vol. 3.2 (April-June 1998)

Nike actions from coast to coast | Support builds for federal task force | What can consumers do to challenge sweatshop abuses? | News and notes

Download Update Vol. 3.2 here

March 31, 1998

Maquila Network Update Vol. 3.1 (January-March 1998)

Canadians demand task force on sweat shops | El Salvador conference debates independent monitoring | News and quotes

Download Update Vol. 3.1 here

December 19, 1997

Maquila Network Update Vol. 2.4 (Nov-Dec 1997)

Stop sweats campaign heats up holidays | Canadians protest death threats against family of Salvador Bravo

Download Update Vol. 2.4 here

September 30, 1997

Maquila Network Update Vol. 2.3 (September 1997)

Fall Campaigns targets sweatshops | Mattel Harrassment: One Year later

Download Updatte Vol. 2.3 here

May 31, 1997

Maquila Network Update Vol. 2.2 (April/May 1997)

PVH workers score major victory | US Accord targets sweatshop conditions

Download Update Vol. 2.2 here

February 28, 1997

Maquila Network Update Vol. 2.1 (January/February 1997)

Holiday campaigns target sweatshops | MSN Reports from Guatemala

Download Update vol 2.1 here

October 31, 1996

Maquila Network Update Vol. 1.4 (October 1996)

Are sweatshops a northern tradition? | Momentum builds for first maquila union contract | GAP campaign update | New resources

Download Update Vol 1.4 here