Notre Dame to host Fair Labor Association forum on “Migration and Modern Day Slavery” | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Notre Dame to host Fair Labor Association forum on “Migration and Modern Day Slavery” Notre Dame to host Fair Labor Association forum on “Migration and Modern Day Slavery” Published: October 03, 2011 Author: Michael O. Garvey The University of Notre Dame is hosting the 2011 Fair Labor Association (FLA) Stakeholder Forum Oct. 3 (Monday) beginning in McKenna Hall. The theme for the day-long forum, whose sponsors include Notre Dame’s Department of Licensing and the Center for Social Concerns, is “Migration and Modern-Day Slavery in Supply Chains.” Participants will include labor experts, advocates and representatives from major apparel brands together to discuss migration and trafficking issues in the global supply chain, with a focus on Bangladesh and India. Forum participants will include John Affleck-Graves, executive vice president of Notre Dame; Rev. James E. McDonald, C.S.C., associate vice president and counselor to the president of Notre Dame; Auret van Heerden, president and CEO of the FLA; Jorge A. Bustamante, Eugene Conley Professor of Sociology at Notre Dame; Coen Kompier, senior specialist on international labor standards at the International Labor Organization; Mohammad Shadab, manager of Solidaridad’s sustainable fashion program; Marsha Dickson, professor and chair of fashion and apparel studies and co-director of the sustainable apparel initiative at the University of Delaware; and Rina Roy, human rights director at the Manusher Jonno Foundation. “Millions of people, often desperate for work and struggling to provide for their families, are lured into jobs with the promise of a good salary and benefits. But when that doesn’t happen, many are forced to continue working, with no end in sight,” said Michael S. Low, director of licensing at Notre Dame. “Our campus is committed to ensuring that all clothing bearing the Notre Dame logo and marks are produced fairly. As part of the FLA, we’re proud to play a role in protecting workers’ rights worldwide.” In 1999, Notre Dame joined the newly incorporated FLA with 16 other colleges and universities, including Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Duke. A collaborative effort of companies, colleges and universities, and other organizations to improve working conditions in factories around the world, the FLA has developed a Workplace Code of Conduct, based on International Labor Organization standards, and established a practical monitoring, remediation and verification process to achieve them. Contact: Aaron Pickering, 202-386-7185, apickering@fairlabor.org Posted In: Faith Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 dCEC to Award 2023 ND Evangelium Vitae Medal to Robert P. George September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 15, 2022 In new book on global Catholicism, Provost John McGreevy explores modern history, current challenges of the Church September 15, 2022 Death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Notre Dame September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn