More information on Ethical Shopping
Many people are interested in how they can be more involved in helping women around the globe, especially those that produce for consumers from the United States. Before you go shopping this year, we suggest you start by learning more about the conditions and realities facing women workers.
You can read more about these topics on our website:
Women in Sweatshops in Guatemala
Now Take Action
1.
Join our mailing list, first and foremost by clicking here and sending
us your email address. STITCH will contact you when urgent actions are
needed to support worker's rights in Central America.
2. When you purchase a product at a
store, consider writing a note on the back of the receipt and mailing
it to the company headquarters. Let the company know that you want them
to pay a living wage to their workers in the United States and around
the world. Ask for them to send you a letter in response.
3. Consider making a donation to STITCH as a gift to those
on your list that have everything. Give the gift of global justice this
year!
4. Check out
these union stores to buy union made goods:
The Union Shop of the
AFL-CIO
The SEIU Store
Or read the new shop with a conscience guide put together by SweatFree Communities, Sweatshop Watch, and International Labor Rights Forum:
2009 Shop with a Conscience Consumer Guide
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STITCH facilitates and supports the leadership capacity and skills of women workers in Latin America and US who are organizing for economic, racial, and social justice. We do this through workshops, program exchanges, publications, and strengthening alliances between women. |
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