From: Tony Zielinski [tzielinski@wi.rr.com] Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 9:43 AM To: MacDonald, Terry Subject: Fw: Kohl's Sweatshop Update Please include the attached article in the packet for the Procurement Ordinance. Thanks, Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: Silletti, Leslie To: Zielinski, Tony ; Tony Zielinski Cc: Silletti, Leslie Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 8:01 AM Subject: Kohl's Sweatshop Update http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&date=7/5/2007&id=25989 THURSDAY, July 5, 2007, 5:29 p.m. By John Schmid Guatemalan factory agrees to reforms A Guatemalan garment factory that made Daisy Fuentes-brand apparel for Kohl's Corp. signed a wide-ranging agreement to comply with western labor standards after human-rights groups had branded the factory an "abusive sweatshop." The National Labor Committee, which led the protest against the Korean-owned Fribo factory in rural Guatemala, said Fribo signed the agreement today following nearly a month of public pressure and negotiations. Last week, Kohl's pulled some Daisy Fuentes tops from its stores and Web site after the NLC publicized a catalog of alleged worker abuses. Kohl's said it will consider restoration of apparel work at the factory "if the Fribo factory meets Kohl's requirements regarding working conditions, wages and benefits, working hours, non-discrimination (and) compliance with laws." Leslie Silletti Legislative Reference Bureau City Hall, Room B-11 200 E. Wells. St. Milwaukee, WI 53202 414-286-2253 (phone) 414-286-3004 (fax) leslie.silletti@milwaukee.gov