Campaign Unavailable

Garment workers at Sara Lee’s Confecciones de Monclova factory in Mexico have long suffered under exploitative working conditions including severe occupational injuries, low wages, and abusive management while making Hanes Her Way Products.  One woman commented, "I went to the infirmary almost every day with a pain in my stomach. They said it was normal." The factory refused her requests for lighter work and soon afterward she miscarried. Unfortunately, this woman’s experience isn’t an exception; it’s the kind of mistreatment that has been occurring regularly at Sara Lee’s Monclova factory.

Workers at Monclova have responded by organizing for improved working conditions and demanding that Sara Lee respect their rights and take responsibility for abuses at the factory. Sara Lee has responded by deciding to dismiss the women who have been organizing and announcing the closing of the plant, which will leave over 1000 workers unemployed. According to management in Mexico, the layoffs are set to begin July 30, 2004!

Today we are asked to stand in solidarity with the workers of Confecciones de Monclova and demand that: Sara Lee not close the Confecciones de Monclova plant, that they accept full responsibility for all the women who have been injured and disabled working in their factories, and that they respect the human and worker rights of all Sara Lee employees. Please call C. Steven McMillan TODAY and let Sara Lee know that Sara Lee cannot just cut and run, they must respect worker rights.

Sara Lee isn’t just cheesecake. Sara Lee also is behind many household brands including: Hanes, Playtex, Champion, Bimbo, and Hillshire Farm. Sara Lee sells itself as a woman-friendly company but has failed to respect the rights of the women who make its clothes in Mexico.

Tell Sara Lee to stop using sweatshops and recognize workers’ right to organize for improved conditions! Call C. Steven McMillan today at (312) 558-8547 and send him the message below.

Sample Phone Script:
"Hello, my name is ______________ and I am a student at _________. As a member of United Students Against Sweatshops, I demand that Sara Lee not close the Confecciones de Monclova factory in Mexico. Additionally, Sara Lee must accept full legal, monetary, and moral responsibility for all the women who have been injured and disabled working in their factories, and respect the human and labor rights of all workers at its plants. I am shocked that a company who claims to be woman-friendly has taken such strong steps to deny it's workers the safety and freedom they deserve. I expect Sara Lee to ensure that Confecciones de Monclova is not closed, that all Sara Lee employees are guaranteed the right to organize, and that full responsibility is taken for all the women who have been injured and disabled working in Sara Lee factories."