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Chancellor Wiley’s actions marginalize sweatshop debate

University of Wisconsin merchandise is made in sweatshops. What does this mean?

Workers in the factories that make UW caps, hats and sweatshirts are routinely denied their basic human rights. They are forced to work 60- to 70-hour weeks, sometimes 24-hour shifts. They are physically and verbally abused. They are groped and sexually harassed by their supervisors. They are paid poverty wages.