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University Of Wisconsin, Nike Cuts Ties: Labor Concerns Spur Split
The University of Wisconsin canceled its licensing agreement with Nike Inc. on Friday, MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin canceled its licensing agreement with Nike Inc. on Friday, becoming the first university to take that step over concerns about the company’s treatment of workers in Honduras. Chancellor Biddy Martin said Nike hasn’t done enough to help workers collect severance payments they are owed at two factories that abruptly closed last year.
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Rise of reality TV spurs look into state’s child labor laws
From The Montgomery News (Penn) -By Jesse Reilly Staff Writer With the number of television and movie productions increasing in Pennsylvania the state’s House Republican Policy Committee held a public hearing at the Blair Mill Inn in Horsham Wednesday to begin the process of possibly updating the Keystone State’s child labor laws. “According to the Internet Movie Database, 922 productions took place in Pennsylvania from 2002 to 2008,” state Rep. Stanley Saylor, chairman of the committee, said, adding that knowing that the industry is growing the committee was hoping to determine if the state’s laws are adequate, if they are being enforced and what needs to be done to strengthen them. The staggering rise of reality television shows also energized the need for change, state Rep. Tom Murt said.
Call center pays $500K for employing children
OREM, UTAH — A Utah-based company that operates call centers in seven states has paid $500,000 in civil penalties for child-labor violations. The U.S. Department of Labor cited Orem-based Western Wats Center Inc. for employing children too young to work and allowing children to work longer hours than allowed by law. The penalty was among the highest of its kind ever assessed against a U.S. company. The company said it settled the complaint amicably and that many of the violations were technical. It said it was working to improve internal controls before it was under a government investigation a year ago.