# Designated Suppliers Program

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The **Designated Suppliers Program** (**DSP**) is a [procurement](/source/Procurement) standard proposed by the [Worker Rights Consortium](/source/Worker_Rights_Consortium) and [United Students Against Sweatshops](/source/United_Students_Against_Sweatshops). The program was designed to promote the use by [US universities](/source/US_universities) of suppliers that make use of a defined set of fair labor practices.[1] The DSP has undergone revisions to address feedback from universities and licensees. For instance, in October 2006, the WRC modified aspects of the program, such as removing the requirement that factories be unionized, to make it more adaptable and acceptable to a broader range of stakeholders.[2]

## References

1. Appelbaum, Richard and Dreier, Peter. ["Campus Breakthrough on Sweatshop Labor"](http://www.workersrights.org/press/theNation_6-1-06_DSP%20Campus%20Breakthrough.pdf), *The Nation*, June 1, 2006.

1. ["Actions By The University Of Michigan to Combat Sweatshop Conditions in The Manufacture of Licensed Apparel | U-M Public Affairs"](https://publicaffairs.vpcomm.umich.edu/key-issues/actions-by-the-university-of-michigan-to-combat-sweatshop-conditions-in-the-manufacture-of-licensed-apparel/). *publicaffairs.vpcomm.umich.edu*. Retrieved 2025-01-29.

## External links

- [The WRC's description of the DSP and the debate surrounding it](http://www.workersrights.org/dsp.asp/)
- [Statements opposing the DSP](https://web.archive.org/web/20070403161718/http://www.fairlabor.org/all/colleges/) by the [Fair Labor Association](/source/Fair_Labor_Association)

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