The code also calls for freedom of association and collective bargaining, provision of safe and healthy working environments, wages meeting local laws, controlled hours of work and compensation for overtime. Therefore, no guarantee of adherence to the code is available to vendors or to organizations working for fair labor practices. Until this has been completed, UW-M has adopted a draft code. Cities such as Cleveland and New York are establishing regulations governing the purchase of sweatshop free uniforms for city workers. The University is affiliated with the Worker Rights Consortium, a watchdog group, as urged by students.
Many organizations carefully monitor the official apparel they sponsor.
A call to study and action is clear. Innumerable workers suffer intolerable conditions in order for members of a consumer society to sport desired styles and names.