Fischer said PSLM's goal is not to target the practices of individual stores but to change the clothing industry.
"The goal is to reform the entire industry and not just piss off individual stores, except for a little bit," he said.
By influencing University policy, students hope to effect widespread change, PSLM members said.
"Students are by far the most powerful part of the anti-sweatshop campaign," Fischer said. "University policies are setting the industry standard right now, so by raising the bar for the University you're helping anti-sweatshop policy not just at Harvard but everywhere."
Following last March's "Rally for Justice," attended by about 350 students, the University announced that it would request all Harvard apparel manufacturers to release the locations of their overseas factories.
The two largest licensees, Champion Inc. and Gear for Sports, agreed to comply last month, in a major victory for PSLM's anti-sweatshop campaign.
Having won full disclosure, the campaign is now pushing Harvard to adopt an appropriate monitoring system for the clothing factories.
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