Fifteen students at Purdue University are in their 19th day of fasting Tuesday in an effort to convince the university to join an anti-sweatshop labor organization.
That organization, the Designated Suppliers Program, aims to protect the rights of workers who manufacture university apparel and merchandise. The goal of the program is to respect these rights by ensuring a living wage and promoting good labor standards. Additionally, the program guarantees that sweatshop products are not sold in university stores.