And in 2013 it issued a new standard for students and dispatch workers in China, in which it stated that student workers in its supply chain can't work overtime or night shifts and that all internship programmes in its supply chain must be voluntary and complement students' education.
Pairs of students were dispatched onto the river in quads, or four-seat vessels, and they sat in the middle, between two coaches from the boathouse.
I watched as a group of students was dispatched to chop wood, while another set of women worked in the garden.
In addition to his impromptu voyages, the students were dispatched on field trips to research, say granite in nearby Cornwall, yet there was a strong practical aspect to the course, including classes to improve the students' communication skills.
Now a lead instructor at Palm Beach State College, he has prepared and inspired dozens of students for the dispatch profession.
"Heart of the Volunteer Teenager" lauds a program that dispatches students to survey disputed land in the countryside.
