Sept 2003 - The Maquila Solidarity Network prepared a policy paper on behalf of the Ethical Trading Action Group (ETAG), the Canadian coalition for which MSN acts as secretariat. A couple of years back ETAG initiated a public policy campaign calling on the federal government to make changes in regulations under the Textile Labelling Act to require that companies publicly disclose the names and addresses of factories making apparel and other textile products sold in Canada. This submission is in preparation for a national round-table which will bring together industry, civil society and government to discuss the ETAG proposal and other policy options.

You can find the report on:
http://www.maquilasolidarity.org/campaigns/nosweat/disclosure/cbreport.htm

In addition to dealing with the specific proposal for changes regarding the Textile Labelling Act, we also outline a broader set of policy proposals that government should consider in dealing with in order to address systematic problems of workers rights abuses in the global garment industry.

If you are interested in the range of submissions on this issue, visit:
http://www.ppforum.ca/textile_labelling/submissions_e.htm