Byline: Merle Linda Wolin; 1981-02-01; Los Angeles Herald-Examiner; pages A12
Report: "Sweatshop" - Merle Linda Wolin - Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
Tags: factories, garment industry, labor, laborers, posed as, sweatshops, undercover, undocumented workers, worked as
Get a pencil and write it down: Without national legislations, there is little hope of cleaning up the California garment industry. Remember it and repeat it often. Few will argue with this conclusion. Not Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. - "it can't go on, this exploitation of the working poor. These people are working and contributing to the wealth of California, and their voice is not being heard. And since we can't seem to get at the heart of the problem in California's garment industry, a more comprehensive national approach must be taken." Not state Labor Commissioner James QUillin - "What we need is recognition at the federal level that the (U.S.) garment industry is a special case. We must develop federal legislation that would require close regulation and hold manufacturers accountable." Not state Sen. Joseph Montoya, D-San Gabriel Valley, the lawmaker who has sponsored the two most successful pieces of legislation affecting the industry since he took office in 1972 - "I would be willing to pursue the idea of federal legislation - it will serve everyone."
Description:Final piece in the Sweatshop series, based on the reporter's undercover work in LA's garment industry.
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