Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Good News-The Signed Petitions Paid Off

We have been signing petitions for so long. Some of the signatures we sent had a positive response. Here is the report:



1-800 Flowers Company:
The largest florist in the world, 1-800-Flowers, responded to 54,000 members and agreed to begin selling Fair Trade flowers and insist on a strong code of conduct for all their suppliers to counteract the deplorable working conditions that thousands of female flower workers face in South America. They’ve promised to offer Fair Trade flowers in time for Mother's Day.



Fire In Bangladesh In Clothing Factory:
After a devastating clothing factory fire in Bangladesh took the lives of 27 workers, we asked seven clothing companies, including Abercrombie, the Gap, and Target to compensate the victims' families and revamp safety standards in their affiliated factories.After 65,000 signatures all seven companies met our demands.