PSLM member Daniel M. Hennefeld '99 said he disapproved of Harvard's decision to affiliate with the FLA, and was surprised by the University's willingness to associate itself with the AIP.

"From what I understood, Harvard had a lot of the same concerns about the AIP that we do," Hennefeld said.

The AIP was initiated last year when the White House brought together representatives from various industries, human rights groups, consumer advocate organizations and other groups to develop an international labor standard.

According to Hennefeld, the FLA gives individual manufacturers too much control over the monitoring process and fails to include demands for a living wage.

Hennefeld also said the FLA limits access to information it collects about companies, which he said could potentially cut off public pressure and involvement.

Ryan said that the University shares some of PSLM's concerns.

"We're certainly not putting all our eggs in FLA's basket--we need to do more than FLA offers," he said. "We are just signing our name to a pledge that we hope works out."

Ryan said this is only one of many options the University will pursue. Harvard may form its own monitoring group in the future, he said.