Group Protests USC Apparel Allegedly Made In Sweatshops

To protest the labor practices involved in producing USC apparel, students—dressed in recycled materials ranging from newspapers to plastic bags—assembled in front of Tommy Trojan for a runway show Wednesday.

Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation wants the university to use an independent monitor to audit factories that produce USC apparel, according to the event's organizer Sarah Newell, who is a sophomore majoring in business administration.

"We want the students to know this," Newell said, "so we can gather as a student body and pressure USC to sign on to the Workers Rights Consortium ... which would monitor USC's factories