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'''No Sweat''' is a campaigning organisation based in [[London]], [[England]], which fights for the rights of [[sweatshop]] labourers, not only in [[Developing country|developing countries]] but also in Britain - for example in [[London]]'s East End, in the [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets]]. No Sweat encourages consumers to choose ethically sourced clothing, whilst firmly rejecting [[boycott]]s.
The organisation works closely with parts of the [[TUC]] and other [[trade union]] organisations and cooperates with the [[Ethical Threads]] clothing company in Britain, with other campaign groups like [[Labour Behind the Label]], and with "[[No Sweat Apparel]]" in the [[United States]].
Among the founders of No Sweat were members of the [[Alliance for Workers' Liberty]] and [[Workers Power (UK)|Workers Power]]. Workers Power split to form their own No Sweat group, which soon ceased activity, but members of the AWL retain leading roles in No Sweat, while No Sweat news features in their newspaper, ''[[Solidarity (newspaper)|Solidarity]]''. No Sweat activities are also often covered in [[trade union]] publications, and in the daily ''[[The Morning Star|Morning Star]]''. Supporters have also contributed to various [[BBC]] programmes on the theme.
The organisation holds many events in London, [[Manchester]], [[Glasgow]] and elsewhere around the [[United Kingdom]], and has a presence at many events such as [[Glastonbury Festival]]'s ''[[The Leftfield|Leftfield]]'' and many smaller [[left-wing]] [[festival]]s and [[Gig (musical performance)|gig]]s.
Recently, student supporters of No Sweat have been involved in launching "[[living wage]]" campaigns on some UK university campuses, wherein student activists campaign in solidarity with low-paid campus workers against exploitation.
In [[Scotland]], No Sweat was central to launching the "Ban the Brands" campaign, set up with educational campaigns, teaching unions, the STUC (Scottish Trades Union Congress) with some support from the [[Scottish Green Party]] and the [[Scottish Socialist Party]], aiming to stop commercial involvement in schools (sponsorship, advertising, etc.).
==See also==
*[[Sweatshop]]
*[[United Students Against Sweatshops]]
*[[National Labor Committee]]
*[[International Labor Rights Fund]]
== External links ==
* http://www.nosweat.org.uk
* http://www.ethicalthreads.co.uk
* http://www.labourbehindthelabel.org
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[[Category:Human rights organizations]]