That effort has broken down after disagreements on such issues as who should monitor factories where collegiate products are made. The apparel-manufacturers code embraced by the A.C.E. does not explicitly require either of those conditions. Universities that adopt the code may add conditions if they choose, such as the public disclosure of factory locations. It is unclear how students will react to the plan. None of the leaders of the anti-sweatshop protest movement could be located for comment on Monday.
Many institutions are on spring break.
He said Princeton would require public disclosure of factory sites in addition to compliance with every other provision in the code. Labor and religious leaders later dropped out of the effort, saying it didn't go far enough. Together, the broad coalition was known as the Apparel Industry Partnership, until recently changing the name to the Fair Labor Association. But apparel-industry leaders have been saying the effort is no longer necessary. In addition, the Fair Labor Association has promised to add a collegiate representative to its 13-member board, and establish an advisory council that would govern the monitoring of factories making collegiate apparel, and deal with questions unique to colleges and universities.