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	Human Rights for Workers Bulletin October 2, 2000
		Chun Si management confiscated all ID papers of its workers, an illegal practice that left a worker a "virtual captive" of the factory.
		Workers were paid so little, and so often fined for infractions, such as taking too long in the toilet, that at the end of a month they often owed the company money.
		They say that it's high time that they get their rightful share of the wealth they are producing.
	www.senser.com /0-10-02.htm (2554 words)

	More World-Wide Sustainability Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Earth Rights Institute is dedicated to securing a culture of peace and justice by establishing dynamic worldwide networks of persons of goodwill and special skill, promoting policies and programs which further democratic rights to common heritage resources, and building ecological communities.
		Recipients of the Right Livelihood Award are chosen annually by an international jury in such areas as environmental protection and biodiversity, human rights and development, helth, education, housing and technology.
		Right of Way Right Of Way is a group of activists dedicated to asserting the rights of car-free street users -- including pedestrians, cyclists, and skaters -- and fighting back against car violence.
	www.earthcfd.org /general/resources.htm (14721 words)

	MyCareerSpace -- Legal
		Law and policy center in disability civil rights that has information about the ADA as well as other laws protecting the rights of the disabled, including the educationally disabled.
		The Department of Justice presents an overview of Federal civil rights laws ensuring equal opportunity for people with disabilities, including the Individuals with Disability Education Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
		Serving both employees and the workers compensation industry with information, and a directory of professionals for workers' compensation cases.
	www.mycareerspace.com /Resources/Legal.shtml (1286 words)

	Links for American Labor History
		La Causa: A History of the United Farm Workers (Reuther Library, Wayne St.
		Thomas Skidmore, "Rights of Man to Property!" (1829) (Prof.
		Philip Taft, "Workers of a New Century" (Chapter 4 of The American Worker, (1976) - U.S. Dept. of Labor)
	www.labor.iu.edu /LaborHistory/index.html (4199 words)

	Textiles - UW-Stout LLC
		National Mobilization Against Sweatshops A workers' organization in New York City
		United Students Against Sweatshops Organization of students from over 200 campuses in the U.S. Worker Rights Consortium Organization created by university administrators, students, and labor rights groups to assist enforcement of manufacturing codes of conduct adopted for university sponsored clothing
		The Stout Library Catalog is an important tool for locating materials throughout the research process.
	www.uwstout.edu /lib/subjects/textile.htm (1129 words)

	The Telson Spur: Field Nodes -- Values (3): Human Rights & Responsibilities (3)
		The coordinate pages, with a common header and List of Contents, contain links to women's resources and to resources related to issues of security, public (peace and justice) and private (freedom).
		Everyone has the right to life, liberty and the security of person.
		See also Hackers and Hacktivism, Human Rights and Responsibilities, Networking and Development, Political Extremism and Terrorism, and Social and Economic Policy and Development
	www.snark.ca /libra.htm (2840 words)

	New Resources from MHSSN Newsletters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		"Promoting International Worker Rights Thought Private Voluntary Initiatives: Public Relations or Public Policy?"; Schrage, Elliot J.; UI Center for Human Rights,www.uichr.org; A Report to the U.S. Department of State on Behalf of The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights; January 2003
		Rights Make Might: Ensuring workers’ rights as a strategy for economic growth"; Bivens, Josh and Weller; ChristianEconomic Policy Institute, EPI Issue Brief, #192, April 9, 2003
		— "Respect Workers’ Rights in the Sportswear Industry;" Play Fair at the Olympics campaign; March 2004; available at: www.fairolympics.org.
	mhssn.igc.org /resources.htm (11741 words)

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