Posted on 15 January 2010. Tags: American Red Cross, Charitable Donations, earthquake, Haiti, Purdue Organization for Labor Equality
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University student groups kicked off fundraising efforts for earthquake victims in Haiti on Thursday (Jan. 14) night, raising $1,041. Members of The Purdue Organization for Labor Equality and the local Red Cross collected donations before and after the Lady Gaga concert outside Elliott Hall of Music, near the Bell Tower, [...]
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Posted on 14 January 2010. Tags: Fair Labor Association, Nike, Purdue Organization for Labor Equality, Purdue University, Worker Rights Consortium
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue has determined that Nike did not breach its licensing agreement with the university when Honduran workers failed to receive full severance pay after their factory closed last January. However, the university has raised concerns about Nike’s data reporting. The issue was brought to the university’s attention by its watchdog group, [...]
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