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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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New Report Details Growth of XPCC’s Prisons and Internment Camps
The Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region calls on corporations, in all countries, to sever all relationships with Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) companies and their subsidiaries. The call follows the release of a new report, Until Nothing is Left, providing alarming insights into the systemic repression of Uyghurs by the XPCC …
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…
Global Coalition Calls on Companies Not to Dump Forced Labour-Made Goods in Non-US Markets
Today, as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) comes into effect in the United States, the Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region urged US importers not to dump goods linked to the Uyghur Region into other markets and to not re-export tainted goods. Hundreds of companies have been publicly identified as having links to Uyghur forced labour….
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…