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United Students Against Sweatshops - http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org
National network of student groups working to end sweatshops and other labor abuses. |
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Living Wage Issue Guide - http://www.epinet.org/Issueguides/livingwage/livingwage.html
General information and publications about living wage by the Economic Policy Institute. |
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Harvard Living Wage Campaign - http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~pslm/livingwage/
Campaign to eradicate poverty wages at Harvard University. Includes a comprehensive report on poverty wages at Harvard, with a detailed discussion of the spread low-wage labor on campus, analysis and critique of reforms developed by Harvard, and testimonies of Harvard workers. |
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Living Wage Resource Center - http://www.livingwagecampaign.org/
Includes information on existing ordinances and current campaigns. |
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Universal Living Wage Campaign - http://www.universallivingwage.org/
Introduction, petition, donations, volunteer information, FAQ, rent statistics, legislation, and links. |
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Vermont Livable Wage Campaign - http://www.vtlivablewage.org/
Frequently asked questions, analysis of working incomes, and organizing and actions in the state. |
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Living Wage Coalition of Sonoma County (California) - http://www.livingwagesonoma.org/
The main purpose of the coalition is to address the problem of growing income inequality and poverty in its community. |
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The Jus Semper Global Alliance - http://www.jussemper.org/
Long term sustainable development through The Living Wages North and South Initiative (TLWNSI), a corporate social responsibility program for gradual wage equalization. |
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Campus Living Wage Project - http://www.clwproject.org/
A collection of interviews and information on campus "living wage" campaigns. Includes interviews with student activists and profiles of past campaigns. |
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NPR : Low-Wage America - http://www.npr.org/news/specials/low_wage/
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 20 million workers earn less than $9 an hour - not enough to buy the basics in some areas. In a series of special reports, NPR's Noah Adams travels throughout the US to profile the low-income workforce, talking with people about their jobs, their families and their hopes for the future. |