101 Dalmatians Haitian Pajamas
name: label: maker
content: Disney
notes: label: Description
content: In 1997 these pajamas were exhibited by the National Labor Committee to raise awareness regarding the downside of global apparel production. They complained that H.H. Cutler, a subcontractor to apparel producer VF Corporation, under license from the Walt Disney Corporation, was exploiting Haitian workers as they made 101 Dalmatians themed goods for the U.S. retail market. The company only paid $0.06 per piece ($0.42 per hour) for every pair of 101 Dalmatians pajamas ($19.99 at retail).
label: Description
content: At the Walt Disney Company’s 1997 annual meeting, Progressive Asset Management, Inc., brought to a vote a shareholder resolution governing suppliers' labor practices. Although the resolution did not pass, it received surprisingly strong shareholder support (39 million shares, or 8.3 percent). Subsequently, Disney pledged to issue and post a contractor code of conduct and authorize audits and inspections of all contract facilities. Disney garment contractor H.H. Cutler then pulled out of production in Haiti.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view (pants)
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Haiti
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content: Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
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content: Work
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
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content: American Enterprise
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content: Sweatshops
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Sewer, Andy; Allison, David; Liebhold, Peter; Davis, Nancy; Franz, Kathleen G.. American Enterprise: A History of Business in America
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of National Labor Committee
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.0150.01
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0150.01
label: accession number
content: 2013.0150
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0150.01a
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0150.01b
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pajamas
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: red (shirt color)
label: Physical Description
content: red (pant color)
label: Physical Description
content: polyester (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: acrylic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white (shirt color)
label: Measurements
content: shirt: 20 in x 20 in x 3/4 in; 50.8 cm x 50.8 cm x 1.905 cm
label: Measurements
content: pants: 31 1/2 in x 15 in x 3/4 in; 80.01 cm x 38.1 cm x 1.905 cm