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WRC forum continued from page 1 though there was a plurality of viewpoints on the FLA’s board. “It seems to a lot of people that you don’t have the laborers and students,” she said. Harvey said the group United Students Against Sweatshops has been invited several times to par ticipate with the FLA, and there are already several labor represen tatives active in the organization. Harvey said the seven industry representatives cannot vote on is sues that involve their own facto ries, and the mix of six representa tives from human rights and labor groups and one university repre sentative provide other voices to be heard during board discussions. “Hopefully, this will provide us with a system of balance that keeps the process fair,” he said. In addition to calling attention to corporate involvement in the FLA, Sullivan also expressed his doubts about the worth of the group’s factory inspections. All of a company’s factories would be monitored in the first year of its being evaluated by the FLA, and in the second year, three out of 10 factories chosen by the FLA would be monitored. In fol lowing years, Harvey said, a statis tical sampling model would deter mine which factories are inspected. When the FLA inspects finan cial records, it must announce the i ( You can only hide so much. If the workers say they make nine pesos and the books say 16, you can start digging. Pharis Harvey member, FLA board of directors inspections, Harvey said. He said while it is common for some facto ries to have more than one set of books, the truth can usually be found during employee inter views. “You can only hide so much,” he said. “If the workers say they make nine pesos and the books say 16, you can start digging.” Matt Dyste, University director of trademark licensing, asked Har vey if the FLA was proposing a clothes label that would indicate to consumers the garment was made in humane conditions. Because of the huge volume and short time in which products are made in the garment industry, Har vey said it would be essentially impossible for the FLA to initiate a label policy. University Senate President and English Professor James Earl in quired about the University’s role in the wider issue of preserving humane conditions in foreign fac tories. Harvey said the University has a responsibility as a top educational institution to educate young peo ple about what popular garment industries are doing in foreign countries. If the industries are found in fault of violating basic la bor standards, he said students can turn their massive purchasing power against the companies. “Students are the trendsetters in clothing and garment buying,” he said. .A* . A 4j Sell 'P6otoyruzfi6y... 'Hot $UAt &wk&uz<i,! Color films developed and printed 50% °U our normal price through February 20th. Ro yaL Receive 50% off original price of a Kodak Processing develop and Rrint order. Ualidon 4” prints, lade from your original roll of 35 mm color print film (C-41 process onU|.} m % * 4^“* 4 *. 4) \ m 4 •« 4( 4j 4 •« Hi 4 4j 4j _gerlach’s< • ^ er expires 2/20/01 Campus Camera Center ^ EUGERE: 849E.13th five. 4 SPRinGFIELD: 565 U). Centennial ^ 4*> j»*«**'4'* ,»-*4 Black & white and READ all over campus. Oregon Daily Emerald - lucMjay, rcuruary 13, zuu I — 3 Greater Goods 515 HIGH ST EUGENE 485-4224 JEWELRY SALE ethnic sterling SILVER & stone earrings U brooches necklaces &more SALE thru Feb. 14Lh limited to stock on hand ! 011088 Trip-On: Amsterdam Barcelona Berlin Brussels Dublin London Madrid Paris Rome » Roundtrip • 2 nights accommodation • Airport transfers” • Travel Card* • Camera, document organizer, discounts, guidebooks, maps and more. STARTING AT London Paris madrid s524 $560 s639 8771/2 East 13th Street-Eugene 541-344-2263 couhciltravel.com Council * SSftia cities only. • Prices are per person, double occupancy, based on departures from POX and minimum 2-night stay. U S departure taxes and airport tees are additional. Departures from other major cities are available Prices are subiect to change. CST# 1008080-50 You can spare it... so why not share it? BLOOD SAVE A LIFE BRING PICTURE ID EMU Fir Room Tuesday and Wednesday February 13 & 14 10:00 am - 3:00 pm | Lane Memorial Blood Bank Give Me ^lv/e' Run your for sale item in the ODE classifiedstor five days (items under $1,000) ... if you don't sell it, we'll run it 5 more days for free!
