Anti-Sweatshop Crusader Rini Chakraborty

How can garment workers at the dawn of the 21st century still face 19th-century sweatshop conditions? It's disturbing questions like this that drive Rini Chakraborty, 31, Executive Director of California-based Sweatshop Watch, to seek justice for exploited workers in the apparel industry. Rini has been an activist since the time she was a student in California, when the state was considering controversial ballot initiatives regarding immigrants, criminal justice, and affirmative action. Today, driven by a vision of a fair and just society, Rini has channeled her social-justice values into organizing garment workers, educating consumers, advocating for humane labor conditions, and demanding corporate responsibility. Sweatshop Watch has won millions of dollars in back wages and redress for exploited garment workers, and it's planning to launch a campaign to "refashion" Los Angeles' garment industry so its products are all sweat-free. Get better informed about what's being done to stop sweatshops with this week's Non-Profit Spotlight.