The University of Oregon is dedicated to the open and fair discussion of current issues.

The following links and information provide background and context for a complex issue that has concerned many students, faculty members, alumni and friends.

The central questions are these: Do universities have an obligation to ensure that apparel carrying their names and logos are manufactured under humane working conditions? If so, how do universities ensure that workplace codes of conduct are adequately monitored and enforced?

These are difficult questions that involve hundreds of universities and companies, with thousands of manufacturing sites located in numerous nations around the world, each nation with its own laws, regulations and local economic reality.

More than a year of study, discussion and review at the University of Oregon has shown that there are no simple answers.

You can see why by reviewing the following links, which provide information about this issue at the University of Oregon, nationally and internationally. This page is a work in progess. New links will be added.

Education is a two-way process. The University seeks your feedback. Thank you.

THE NATIONAL ISSUE: TRADEMARK LICENSING AND UNIVERSITIES

• Resources from the Association of Collegiate Licensing Administrators: http://www.aclanet.org
• What other universities are doing: http://ur.rutgers.edu/news/ACLA/universityinformation.htm
• News items [under construction]

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON INFORMATION

• University of Oregon Trademark Licensee Code of Conduct: http://comm.uoregon.edu/licensing/coc.html
• President Frohnmayer's Web Page: http://president.uoregon.edu
• University Senate action: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~uosenate/dirsen001/dirWRC/wrcoversight.html
• Overview of the issues, prepared by Law Professor James O'Fallon and law student Camara Jones: http://www.law.uoregon.edu/faculty/ofallon/wrc/wrc.html
• UO student "Anti-Sweatshop Campaign" page: http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~survival/nosweat.html

FOR MORE INFORMATION

• Verite:
  offers "consultation and customized monitoring programs." Many links. http://www.verite.org
• Worker Rights Consortium:
  "a non-profit organization that supports and verifies licensee compliance with production codes of conduct." http://www.workersrights.org
• Fair Labor Association:
  "a non-profit organization established to protect the rights of workers in the United States and worldwide." http://www.fairlabor.org
• United Students Against Sweatshops:
  "an international coalition devoted to stopping sweatshop labor." http://www.umich.edu/~sole/usas
• Nike Corporation:
  an international sportswear manufacturer with a strong interest in the issue. http://www.nikebiz.com
• Clean Clothes Campaign:
  http://www.cleanclothes.org
• Ethical Trading Initiative:
  http://www.ethicaltrade.org
• Global Alliance for Workers and Communities:
  http://www.theglobalalliance.org
• Global Exchange:
  http://www.globalexchange.org
• International Labour Organization:
  http://www.ilo.org
• International Labor Rights Fund:
  http://www.laborrights.org
• Investor Responsibility Research Center:
  http://www.irrc.org
• National Labor Committee:
  http://www.nlcnet.org
• Sweatshop Watch:
  http://www.sweatshopwatch.org

The University seeks your feedback. Thank you.