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In order to ensure that the power of municipal ethical purchasing policies (EPPs) is effectively used to improve conditions in apparel factories, municipalities should collaborate with other governments and public institutions. MSN believes that Canadian municipalities and possibly provincial governments should establish a Canadian consortium to jointly implement their respective EPPs.
A sample protest postcard used successfully by Manitoba No Sweat campaigners to push their provincial government to adopt a No Sweat purchasing policy. View Postcard
Sweat-Free Communities maintains a list of US municipal, state and school board policies.
The Province of Manitoba is the first Canadian provincial government to adopt a No Sweat purchasing policy, governing purchases of $1.3 to $1.6 million of apparel a year. View Policy
In 2005, senior government procurement officials from across Canada convened a “No Sweat Task Force” to consider ethical procurement. Although the Task Force was able to produce neither recommendations nor a jointly-drafted No Sweat procurement policy, it did produce an unreleased Discussion Paper. MSN obtained a copy through a recent Access to Information request.
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