Expand All Collapse All Extent 141 folders, approximately 9,738 pages Summary This collection consist of records regarding sweat shop abuses and administration efforts to combat them. It includes articles, cables, drafts, emails, letters, lists, memos, notes, press releases, proposed legislation, reports, schedules, speech cards, and transcripts. Some of the subjects covered include the apparel industry, Central American labor laws, child labor, China, El Salvador, the Fair Labor Association, fashion industry, garment factories, Haiti, human rights abuses, human trafficking, immigration, Indonesia, international agreements, labor laws, Saipan, sweatshops, Vietnam, and wages. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2018-1072-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. There were a number of initiatives undertaken by the Clinton Administration and its Department of Labor to combat sweatshop abuses. The No Sweat Initiative and the Trendsetter List both began in 1995 after a high-profile bust of an El Monte, California sweatshop for “slavery.” A Fashion Industry Forum was held in 1996. In addition, the Apparel Industry Partnership formed in 1996 and ran through 1998. Lastly, an interagency task force on sweatshops was launched in 1997. Records in this collection consist of agreements, articles, cables, drafts, emails, letters, lists, memos, notes, press releases, proposed legislation, reports, schedules, speech cards, and transcripts. Subjects covered include apparel industry, Apparel Industry Partnership meetings, Central America, child labor, China, El Salvador, Fair Labor Association, fashion industry, garment factories, Haiti, human rights abuses, human trafficking, immigration, Indonesia, international agreements, labor laws, Saipan, sweatshops, Vietnam, and wages. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas—Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files; Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM (OP) [Outgoing Presidential]; Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files; Clinton Presidential Records: ARMS Emails; Clinton Presidential Records: TRP Emails; and Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains a variety of series created to organize and track documents and correspondence. The WHORM Alpha file was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management from 1993 – 1996 and is a series of documents arranged by name of persons, organizations, or events. The WHORM Subject file was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management and is a series of categories designated by a letter/number combination. In addition, there are WHORM, WHORM Counsel, WHORM (CL), WHORM (OP), WHORM (Too Late); WHORM (Various Offices); and WHORM (Alpha Project) series. Staff and Office files were maintained at the folder level by staff members within their individual offices and document all levels of administration activity. WHORM files are processed at the document level; whereas, Staff and Office files are processed at the folder level, that is, individual documents are not selected and removed from a folder for processing. While this method maintains folder integrity, it frequently results in the incidental processing of documents that are not wholly responsive to the subject area. The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email. The ARMS database is comprised of seven sub-series of email records called "buckets." The buckets generally represent a specific White House office. The buckets are titled: NPR for National Performance Review, OPD for Office of Policy Development, POTUS for President of the United States, WHO for White House Office, CEA for Council of Economic Advisers, NSC for National Security Council, and Default for emails not associated with an office. The NPR bucket contains email created or received by an individual with a National Performance Review (NPR) White House user account. The OPD bucket contains email created or received by an individual with an Office of Policy Development (OPD) White House user account. The POTUS bucket was designated for email created and received by the President of the United States (POTUS). Please note that President Clinton never used his POTUS White House user account to send the few emails he wrote while in office. The WHO bucket contains email created or received by an individual with an Executive Office of the President White House user account not identified as CEA, NPR, or OPD. The CEA bucket contains email created or received by an individual with a Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) White House user account. The NSC bucket contains email created or received by an individual with a National Security Council (NSC) user account. The Default bucket contains email created or received by unknown or un-recognized email accounts. Email found within the Default bucket often includes email created or received by offices or individuals outside the Executive Office of the President. ARMS email are arranged by topic, there-under by bucket, and there-under chronologically by creation date. The Tape Restoration Project (TRP) is a database consisting of restored emails from the Automated Records Management System (ARMS) from July 1994 through June of 2000. The TRP is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential record email. The TRP database is comprised of the same seven sub-series of email as in ARMS. TRP email are arranged by topic, there-under by bucket, and there-under chronologically by creation date. FOIA 2018-1072-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes: [BE003] [Business-Economics-Industry] [BE003-14] [Business-Economics-Industry-Textile, Apparel, and Leather Industry] [CO054] [Countries-El Salvador, Republic of] [ED] [Education] [FG001-07] [Federal Government-Organizations-Appointments Granted-Presidential] [FG207] [Federal Government-Organizations-National Labor Relations Board] [IV097] [Invitations-1997] [ME001] [Messages-Sent to Individuals] [PU001-07] [Publications-Clippings to the President] [SP300] [Speeches-Press Conferences]. Access Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22, as amended) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions. Copyright Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (17 U.S.C. Chapter 1) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Provenance Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA). Processed by Staff Archivist, 2018 and 2019. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2019-09-05 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2018-1072-F: Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject File Category Case Number BE003 182007 BE003-14 180680SS 182498 215077SS 220380 CO054 279996 ED 304179 FG001-07 297665SS FG207 020316 IV097 222321 ME001 221977 PU001-07 149114SS 197471SS [US News & World Report, 2/16/96, “Sweatshop Christmas”] 214191SS 214824SS 250027 SP300 182159SS Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: (OP) Scan ID [Name of Person or Organization] 308915 [Eradicate Sweatshop Conditions] Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files Cabinet Affairs Adlakha, Raj and O’Shea, Sean Sweatshop/Child Labor Event – January 16, 2001 [OA/ID 23690] Silverman, Stephen Apparel Industry/Partnership Event [OA/ID 11552] Chief of Staff Ickes, Harold Sweatshop-General [OA/ID 9153] Tramontano, Karen Saipan Sweatshop-AFL/CIO [Video] [OA/ID 18975] Sweatshops [OA/ID 17828] Sweatshops [OA/ID 18979] Communications General Files Apparel Industry 4/14/97 [OA/ID 19982] Box 2 Domestic Policy Council Warnath, Stephen Sweatshops [Folder 1] [1] [OA/ID 9575] Sweatshops [Folder 1] [2] [OA/ID 9575] Sweatshops [Folder 1] [3] [OA/ID 9575] Sweatshops [Folder 1]: Fashion Industry Forum [OA/ID 9575] Sweatshops [Folder 1]: Verification [OA/ID 9575] Sweatshops [Folder 2] [1] [OA/ID 9575] Sweatshops [Folder 2] [2] [OA/ID 9575] Sweatshops [Folder 2] [3] [OA/ID 9575] National Economic Council Caplan, John No Sweat U [OA/ID 17468] Seidman, Ellen Sweatshop Working Group AH Lewis Noon-Thursdays-231 [OA/ID 13056] Siewert, Jake No Sweat [OA/ID 13557] Silverman, Mark Sweatshop Initiative [OA/ID 11816] Box 3 Sperling, Gene Sweatshop Initiative [Binder] [1] [OA/ID 20237] Sweatshop Initiative [Binder] [2] [OA/ID 20237] Sweatshop Initiative [Binder] [3] [OA/ID 20237] Sweatshops [Empty] [OA/ID 10091] Policy Development Brainard, Lael Apparel Industry Partnership [OA/ID 20585] Public Liaison Echaveste, Maria American History Museum Sweatshop Exhibition [OA/ID 11658] Department of Labor/Apparel Industry Partnership [1] [OA/ID 11671] Department of Labor/Apparel Industry Partnership [2] [OA/ID 11671] Department of Labor/Apparel Industry Partnership [3] [OA/ID 11671] Department of Labor/Apparel Industry Partnership [4] [OA/ID 11671] Marymount Report – Sweatshop Solutions [OA/ID 12010] Sweatshops: Apparel/Department of Labor [1] [OA/ID 12010] Sweatshops: Apparel/Department of Labor [2] [OA/ID 12010] Sweatshops: Apparel/Department of Labor [3] [OA/ID 12010] Box 4 Sweatshops: Apparel/Department of Labor [4] [OA/ID 12010] [Sweatshops] [Loose] [OA/ID 13477] Herman, Alexis and Moy, Ruby Folder #7 [White House Staffing Memo July 23 re Sweatshop Initiative] [OA/ID 7681] O’Keefe, Peter White House Apparel Industry Partnership Event [Binder] [1] [OA/ID 18054] White House Apparel Industry Partnership Event [Binder] [2] [OA/ID 18054] White House Apparel Industry Partnership Event [Binder] [3] [OA/ID 18054] Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email] OPD [OA/ID 250000] [Sweatshop Abuse…] [03/18/1997 – 03/22/1999] [03/22/1999 – 09/10/1999] [09/10/1999 – 01/18/2001] Box 5 WHO [OA/ID 500000] [Sweatshop Abuse…] [06/06/1996 – 04/14/1997] [04/14/1997 – 11/02/1998] [11/03/1998 – 08/09/1999] [08/13/1999 – 01/16/2001] [Trendsetter List…] [12/20/1995 – 09/09/1998] CEA [OA/ID 950000] [Sweatshop Abuse…] [05/22/1997 – 11/29/1999] Default [OA/ID 1100000] [Sweatshop Abuse…] [06/05/1996 – 10/27/2000] Box 6 [10/28/2000 - 01/16/2001] [Trendsetter List …] [11/30/1995 – 07/25/1996] NSC [OA/ID 1200000] [Sweatshop …] [09/12/1995 – 07/22/1996] [08/01/1996 – 09/29/1996] [01/07/1997 – 05/28/1997] [05/28/1997 – 12/10/1997] [03/23/1998 – 11/03/1998] [11/03/1998 – 12/11/1998] [01/15/1999 – 06/15/1999] [06/15/1999 – 11/07/1999] [11/09/1999 – 11/29/1999] Box 7 [01/04/2000 – 01/06/2000] [02/17/2000 – 05/03/2000] [05/11/2000 – 09/25/2000] [09/26/2000 – 10/27/2000] Clinton Presidential Records: Tape Restoration Project (TRP) [Email] OPD [OA/ID 250000] [Sweatshop abuse …] [09/16/1998] WHO [OA/ID 500000] [Sweatshop abuse …] [11/06/1998] Default [OA/ID 1100000] [Sweatshop abuse …] [08/01/1996 – 11/03/1998] NSC [OA/ID 1200000] [Sweatshop …] [05/06/1998 – 12/10/1998] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System NSC Cables Jan 1993-Dec 1994 [OA/ID 505000] [Sweatshop …] [01/08/1993 – 06/15/1994] [08/11/1994 – 12/16/1994] Jan 1995-Dec 1996 [OA/ID 510000] [Sweatshop …] [01/24/1995 – 12/08/1995] [03/07/1996 – 12/01/1996] Jan 1997-Dec 1998 [OA/ID 520000] [Sweatshop …] [01/09/1997 – 05/30/1997] [06/02/1997 – 08/06/1997] [08/13/1997 – 10/20/1997] Box 8 [10/22/1997 – 12/08/1997] [01/02/1998 – 06/05/1998] [06/11/1998 – 12/16/1998] Jan 1999-Dec 2000 [OA/ID 530000] [Sweatshop …][01/12/1999– 03/01/1999] [03/02/1999– 07/02/1999] [07/08/1999– 09/24/1999] [09/24/1999– 10/13/1999] [10/13/1999– 12/20/1999] [01/05/2000– 02/17/2000] [02/23/2000– 05/02/2000] Box 9 [05/19/2000– 09/17/2000] [09/18/2000– 11/06/2000] NSC Email MSMail-Record (Sept 94-Sept 97) [OA/ID 590000] [Sweatshop …] [01/23/1995] [02/07/1995– 03/31/1997] [04/03/1997– 04/15/1997] [04/15/1997– 04/16/1997] [04/16/1997] [04/16/1997– 04/29/1997] [04/30/1997– 05/02/1997] [05/02/1997– 05/08/1997] [05/13/1997– 05/22/1997] Box 10 MSMail-Non-Record (Sept 94-Sept 97) [OA/ID 605000] [Sweatshop …] [04/10/1997– 04/16/1997] [04/18/1997– 05/12/1997] Exchange-Record (Sept 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 620000] [Sweatshop …] [09/04/1997– 09/16/1997] [09/24/1997– 12/05/1997] [12/08/1997– 12/10/1997] [12/10/1997– 04/30/1998] [05/05/1998– 05/06/1998] [05/06/1998– 07/29/1998] [08/06/1998– 10/09/1998] [10/29/1998] Box 11 [10/29/1998– 12/10/1998] [07/02/1999] [07/14/1999– 08/17/1999] [09/09/1999– 10/29/1999] [11/05/1999] [1] [11/05/1999] [2] [11/16/1999 – 02/07/2000] [02/07/2000] [02/10/2000 – 06/23/2000] [07/05/2000 – 01/02/2001] Box 12 [01/08/2001 – 01/16/2001] Exchange-Non-Record (Mar 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 630000] [Sweatshop …] [06/10/1997 – 04/29/1998] [05/04/1998 – 11/03/1998] [01/24/1999 – 09/21/1999] [09/22/1999 – 10/07/1999] [12/30/1999 – 01/08/2001] NSC Records Management System [Sweatshop …] 9605249 [OA/ID 1114]