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Article

23 Sep 2011

Author:
Steven Greenhouse, New York Times

Students Battle a Dallas Cowboys Unit Over College Apparel

The Dallas Cowboys have a new merchandising arm...but…student groups…contend it is using overseas sweatshops…That anti-sweatshop group…said Silver Star…had used one factory in El Salvador that…threatened union supporters, had drinking water that was contaminated and illegally forced employees to work…overtime. The group cited a second El Salvador plant that…had spied on union supporters and put them in worse jobs at lower pay…[It] also said that Silver Star had manufacturing…at an Indonesian factory that suddenly closed…without paying $3 million in legally required severance pay owed to its…employees…Silver Star…said it was trying to improve conditions at those facilities. “We are very serious about our social compliance responsibilities,” said Bill Priakos, Silver Star’s chief operating officer. “We have a very aggressive code of conduct for all factories representing our brand.”…Silver Star…said their philosophy was not to walk away from a bad factory, but to press the factory to make needed changes. [also refers to PT Kizone, Nike, Gap, Russell Athletic (part of Berkshire Hathaway]