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WRC Confirms $23 Million in Back Wage Payments to Karnataka Garment Workers
Most suppliers are fulfilling their commitments to remedy the worst mass wage theft ever documented in apparel supply chains.
Thai Workers Win Back $8.3 Million in Stolen Severance Pay; Most Ever at a Garment Factory
WRC, Solidarity Center, and #PayYourWorkers persuaded Victoria’s Secret to finance payments to 1,260 workers at Brilliant Alliance factory; the owner of Staples and Lane Bryant refused to contribute.
Report: Labor Pact Sparked Vast Gains for Right to Organize and Bargain in Honduras
Research shows unparalleled progress by Honduran garment workers after 2009 agreement between Fruit of the Loom and CGT Federation: 44% now have strong union contracts.
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EU Forced Labour Proposal Falls Short on Uyghur Forced Labour
Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region urges clear procedures to address state-imposed forced labour and require companies to map their supply chains The European Parliament and Council should introduce amendments to strengthen the European Commission’s proposal to enact a ban on goods made with forced labour, the Coalition to End Forced Labour in…
After More Than a Year, Workers at Nike Supplier Are Still Owed over $500,000
Hong Seng Knitting continues to refuse to provide back pay to more than 99 percent of the affected workers and continues to refuse to pay meaningful compensation to the Burmese migrant worker who was forced to flee the country after management reported him to the police. Nike’s position remains unchanged. Nike discounts the evidence of…
Target Supplier JNB Global Fires Workers and Steals Severance
Overview: The WRC recently documented violations of worker rights at the Guatemalan garment factory JNB Global, also known as Sams and Rudia. Following our investigation, we shared findings and recommendations for remedial action with the factory and with its buyer, Target Corporation. The violations of worker rights at JNB Global occurred when the factory required…
Hanesbrands Ensures Severance Paid to Haitian Factory Workers
In late August 2022, more than 800 workers at the apparel factory, GO Haiti (Garments of Haiti) picked up severance checks totaling $330,000, the equivalent of almost three months’ wages per worker, that were paid for by Hanesbrands, the US apparel company that had been the factory’s main buyer. Hanesbrands informed the WRC that it…