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Copyright 2007. No quotation or citation without attribution. IR/PS CSR Case # 07-05 Workers Rights Consortium and University Logos By: Sarah Chavez GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND PACIFIC STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Prepared for Professor Peter Gourevitch Edited by Jennifer Cheng, MPIA 2008 Corporate Social Responsibility Winter/Spring 2007 2 Copyright 2007. No quotation or citation without attribution. Table of Contents I. Introduction 3 II. The Current University Apparel Production and Monitoring System 4 A . University Logo Goods and Licensing 4 i. University Trademark Licensing Offices: 4 ii. Licensee’s Producing University Apparel: 5 B. Worker Rights Consortium Indepe ndent Monitoring 6 i. The WRC Goal: 6 ii. University Affiliation with the WRC: 6 iii. Factory Monitoring Procedures: 7 iv. WRC Successes and Insufficiencies: 10 III. Outline for Further Research 14 IV. Discussion Questions 16 3 Copyright 2007. No quotation or citation without attribution. I. Introduction The Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) is a non-profit organization that monitors the production of university apparel to ensure that factories producing affiliate university goods are in compliance with the WRC Code of Conduct.1 The Code stipulates the standards to which manufacturers of university apparel must adhere; such as, providing a livable wage, compensating for overtime