Liana Foxvog is the Director of Organizing and Communications at the International Labor Rights Forum. In 2004, Liana joined SweatFree Communities as National Organizer, and has coordinated ILRF's campaigns in the apparel industry since the merger with ILRF in 2010. By leading workshops and coordinating national conferences, she has played a critical role in helping launch new grassroots campaigns to promote transparency and respect for workers' rights in apparel supply chains. She has been interviewed by numerous national and international media on ILRF's work advocating for workplace safety and corporate accountability in the garment industry. Previously, Liana worked for the American Friends Service Committee, educating and mobilizing youth to take action against corporate globalization and for fairness in trade agreements. She has also taught courses on Labor and the Global Economy at the University of Massachusetts and served as a Spanish interpreter for immigrant rights and social justice organizations. Liana holds a Union Leadership and Administration Master's Degree in Labor Studies from the University of Massachusetts and a B.A. in Political Science from Reed College.
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December 20, 2013
My 3-year-old’s favorite dress – the one she wants to wear every day – is from Children’s Place. With 1,123 stores, Children’s Place is one of the largest children’s clothing retailers in North America. But what’s behind the label? Today, The New York Times home page is featuring heartrending stories of the young women and men who were inside the Rana Plaza factory building when it collapsed on top of them last April. Among them are garment workers who sewed clothes for Children’s Place. At least 1,132 people died in the horrific tragedy, which amounts to the deadliest incident ever in the...
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