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After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Sweatshops: Clothes: The Real Cost of the Clothes You Buy

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Published in 1999, this booklet examines who makes the clothes we wear, looking behind the labels to the realities of the globalised industry of clothing production. It includes black-and-white photographs of factory workers, detailed descriptions of the daily routine and financial struggles of these workers, and many statistics highlighting the way that workers are treated by companies such as Disney (which, the booklet claims, ensures better living conditions for the dogs that are included in its movies than for sweatshop workers). There is also a list of resources that the reader seeking more information about the situation may pursue. The 28-page publication is meant to be a tool for those involved in education and action in academic settings and in union movements, as well as for the general public.

The table of contents includes the following:
  • Clothes Around the World: Liz Claiborne, Guess, Wal-Mart, and Other Companies
  • The Myth of Nimble Fingers: Why Third World Countries Want Investment and Why Multinationals Want Third World Countries
  • Cutting Costs at Home: Can Multinationals Afford to Pay Workers a Decent Wage
  • How to Eliminate Sweat Shops
This resource is part of VIDEA's sweatshop series, which also includes
Barbie's Trip Around The World (Click here for more information) and
Behind the Swoosh (Click here for more information).

The series focuses on the global production line and links between producers and consumers. A facilitator's guide is also available (Click here for more information).