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Factory Defies Sweatshop Label, But Can It Thrive?
02 / 27 / 2012

The New York Times - By Steven Greenhouse - July 17, 2010 SITTING in her tiny living room here, Santa Castillo beams about the new house that she and her husband are building directly behind the wooden shack where they now live.
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Barnes & Nobles College Helps Change Lives
08 / 12 / 2013
Doing business ethically pays off. "Last year, the single, largest selling item in our stores was the Alta Gracia rolled t-shirt. We were willing to pay a little more for it than other marketplace rolled tee options, so that we could tell an important story about giving back," explained Friedman.
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A Thread of Hope
11 / 12 / 2012
By: Jacob Kushner At a factory in Latin America, workers are sewing UW apparel, providing for their families, and spreading hope that the global textile industry can change.
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From the factory to the gridiron
09 / 25 / 2012
"I can attest that student solidarity through buying Alta Gracia apparel is having an incredible impact on the community where Alta Gracia's factory is located in the Dominican Republic."
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Fordham Expands Its Alta Gracia Clothing Line
09 / 26 / 2012
The Fordham University Bookstore has recently strengthened its relationship with the college apparel manufacturer, Alta Gracia, through its purchase of over 1,500 units of clothing from the vendor, Alta Gracia is not just a typical collegiate clothing manufacturer, as it is considered "a pioneer in ending the use of poverty-wage sweatshops," according to BNC News.
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NSW hosts US ethical manufacturing leader
02 / 03 / 2012
Invest in Australia - March 26, 2012. The NSW Government is partnering with the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney to host one of America�s most successful ethical manufacturing leaders, Knights Apparel CEO Joe Bozich, Deputy Premier and Minister for Trade & investment Andrew Stoner said today.
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Alta Gracia April: Living Wages Meet Stylish NU Apparel
02 / 05 / 2012
Her Campus Northeastern - By: Delia Harrington - April 9, 2012. On Wednesday, April 1, NU kicked off Alta Gracia April on campus with a Tie-Dye Extravaganza (with live music!) from 3-5pm in the Library Quad. You can buy a white Progressive Student Alliance sweatshop-free t-shirt to tie-dye for $10 or bring your own tee to tie-dye for free.
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