Maquila Solidarity Network

The Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN) based in Toronto describes itself as: "'A Canadian network promoting solidarity with groups in Mexico, Central America, Africa, and Asia organizing in maquiladora factories and export processing zones to improve conditions and win a living wage.'"

The network is the secretariat of the Ethical Trading Action Group (ETAG) in Canada. ETAG is an advocating coalition of faith, labour, and non-governmental organizations. They advocate to promote government policies, voluntary codes of conduct, and purchasing policies that promote humane labour practices based on accepted international standards.

A policy of the network is to launch campaigns to help achieve their stated goals. Some companies or countries being focused on by MSN for a campaign include:


 * Nike
 * Wal-Mart
 * Nation of Burma

Past campaigns of MSN have focused on the following companies among others:


 * The Walt Disney Company
 * The Gap
 * Hudson's Bay Company
 * La Senza
 * Liz Claiborne
 * Mattel
 * Woolworth
 * Gildan Activewear

Archives

 * Brand Responsibility Project Records 2004–2012.0.84 cubic feet (2 boxes) of textual materials plus 83.8 GB of digital files.