Lehigh University’s Trademarks and Licensing Office, in partnership with the Office of Sustainability, is pleased to announce that Lehigh University is now affiliated with the Workers’ Rights Consortium. The Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) is an independent labor rights monitoring organization. The WRC investigates working conditions in factories around the globe. The purpose is to document and combat sweatshop conditions; identify and expose the practices of global brands and retailers that perpetuate labor rights abuses; and protect the rights of workers who make apparel and other products. Learn more at www.workersrights.org
Each of the University’s licensed vendors currently signs a contract with a code of conduct built in, but we believe this will go one step further in ensuring fair and safe working conditions. Our WRC affiliation is part of the Office of Sustainability’s Campus Sustainability Plan 2020 and a component of Lehigh's annual AASHE STARS report.
Questions? Please contact the Trademarks and Licensing Office at mos513@lehigh.edu.