Sample Sweatfree Procurement Policies and Codes of Conduct
- City of Austin, Texas
- City of Berkeley, California
- City of Ithaca, New York
- City of Los Angeles, California
- City of Madison, Wisconsin
- State of Maine
- State of Pennsylvania
- City of Portland, Oregon, 2008-2018; updated in 2018 as Sustainable Procurement Policy
- City and County of San Francisco
- City of Seattle, Washington
- City of Santa Fe, New Mexico
- State of Vermont
Sample Compliance Forms and Administrative Rules
- City of Austin, Texas
- City of Los Angeles, California
- Los Angeles Unified School District
- City of Madison, Wisconsin
- City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- State of Pennsylvania
- City of Portland, Oregon (administrative rules)
- City of Portland, Oregon (full compliance form)
- City of Portland, Oregon (delayed compliance form)
- City of Portland, Oregon (point-of-assembly factory location form)
- City and County of San Francisco
Sample Request for Proposal Language
- City of Los Angeles, California
- City of Madison, Wisconsin
- City of Portland, Oregon
- City of Santa Fe, New Mexico (#1)
- City of Santa Fe, New Mexico (#2)
Resources Available on Public Entity Websites
- City of Los Angeles, California: Supplier Programs and Requirements
- State of Maine: Division of Procurement Services
- City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin: apparel affidavits, non-poverty wage rates, and other resources
- State of New Jersey: Division of Purchase and Property
- City of Portland, Oregon: sweatfree compliance data and policy resources
- Saint Paul Public Schools, Minnesota: policy resources
- City of San Francisco, California: non-poverty wage rates, factory investigation reports, and other resources
- University City, Missouri: Sweatfree Task Force and policy resources
Consortium Membership Meetings
Here are links to presentations and powerpoints from membership meetings.
Annual Membership Meeting 2019, "Supply Chain Labor Rights and Independent Monitoring in the Global Apparel Industry," presentation by Ben Hensler at the Worker Rights Consortium
Annual Membership Meeting 2014, including presentations on the pilot sweatfree cooperative contract, garment workers' wages in Haiti, and Electronics Watch, a new electronics industry monitoring consortium for public agencies, based in Europe.
The Consortium's New Sweatfree Request for Proposal Model, presentation by Stacey Foreman, Manager of the Sustainable Procurement Program, City of Portland, Oregon, and member of the Sweatfree Purchasing Consortium's Program and Compliance Committee. From the Annual Membership Meeting 2013.
Development of a Pilot Sweatfree Cooperative Contract, presentation by Monette McGuire, Buyer, City of Madison, Wisconsin, and member of the Sweatfree Purchasing Consortium's Program and Compliance Committee. From the Annual Membership Meeting 2013.
Ending Human Trafficking and Forced Labor in Government Contracting, presentations by Alison Friedman, Deputy Director, U.S. Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, and by Mathew Blum, Associate Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy. From the Annual Membership Meeting 2013.
The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh and Public Entity Procurement, presentation by Judy Gearhart, Executive Director, International Labor Rights Forum. From the Annual Membership Meeting 2013.
The Consortium hosts teleconferences for purchasing officials on best practices in sweatshop-free government procurement. To receive invitations to these forums, please contact us.