FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW YORK – China Labor Watch (CLW) announced today that it received $42,027 from CREDO to support CLW’s tireless work to strengthen the respect of labor rights in China. CREDO has donated more than $78 million to organizations committed to social change since the company was founded in 1985.
CLW is grateful to once again receive support from CREDO. The funding will be directly utilized for CLW programs, including assistance to workers, CLW’s worker hotline, and the continued effort to increase transparency of Chinese factory labor conditions through rigorous investigation.
CLW was nominated by CREDO customers and chosen among hundreds of nonprofits to be featured as one of three groups eligible in December 2014 to receive funding for its work to strengthen the rights of Chinese workers. CREDO customers then helped decide how much money each nonprofit received by voting online or via phone or text. Learn more about CREDO’s donations program.
In addition to this donation, CREDO has assisted CLW in garnering attention for public campaigns. In August 2013, CREDO and its Action Members even successfully helped pressure Western Union to unblock CLW’s wire transfers to China to fund its work.
In 2013, CREDO donated $2,638,084 to groups that worked to stop the acceleration of climate change, protect women’s rights and civil liberties, among many other progressive causes. Some of the groups CREDO funded in 2013 include 350.org, Human Rights Watch, Social Security Works and Planned Parenthood.
About China Labor Watch
Founded in 2000, China Labor Watch is an independent not-for-profit organization. In the past ten years, CLW has collaborated with labor organizations and the media to conduct hundreds of in-depth assessments of factories in China that produce toys, bikes, shoes, furniture, clothing, and electronics for some of the world’s largest brands. CLW’s New York office creates reports from these investigations, educates the international community on supply chain labor issues, and pressures corporations to improve conditions for workers.
Contact
(English)
Kevin Slaten
Program Coordinator, China Labor Watch
E-mail: clw@chinalaborwatch.org
Phone: +001 212-244-4049
147 W 35 St Ste 406
New York, NY 10001
(Chinese)
Li Qiang
Executive Director, China Labor Watch
E-mail: clw@chinalaborwatch.org
Phone: +001 212-244-4049