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On May 9, the day after CLC Collegiate Licensing Seminar ends, the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) and our affiliate universities are hosting a conversation about the impact we can have together on the lives of workers in collegiate supply chains. Before you head home from Indianapolis, please join us for breakfast and a discussion of what…
Read MoreThe WRC’s investigation found that, immediately after workers established an independent union at the factory to address complaints of forced overtime and verbal abuse, the factory management launched an intense campaign of illegal retaliation that included: suspensions and firings of five worker leaders and activists; gender-based threats of violence against these workers; and threats of…
Read MoreTo: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Bent Gehrt and Ben Hensler Date: March 28, 2024 Re: Successful Remediation of Mass Firing, Violent Threats at Collegiate Factory in Cambodia Please find here a new report on the WRC’s investigation and successful remediation of violent threats, mass firing, and other retaliation against worker leaders at the…
Read MoreUni Gears Ltd. in Gazipur, Bangladesh, a supplier to Outerstuff employing over 1,000 workers, made significant reductions to its workforce beginning in May 2020. Workers testified to the WRC that they were forced to resign under threat of violence; in Bangladesh, workers who resign are entitled to considerably less terminal compensation than those who are…
Read More2023 WRC affiliate universities have continued to engage with Nike on this case. However, Nike’s position remains unchanged. It continues to ignore overwhelming evidence of worker coercion reported by the WRC, asserting that thousands of workers at Hong Seng voluntarily chose to forgo wages that they were legally owed. In support of its position, Nike…
Read MoreMarch 26, 2024 Dear Colleagues, We hope that you can join us in Indianapolis Thursday, May 9 for the Annual Meeting of the WRC University Caucus. As a note, the deadline to book a discounted room is Monday, April 1. Prices after this date may increase, so we encourage you to reserve a room this week in order to…
Read MoreThis report outlines the investigative findings and recommendations for remedial action of the WRC concerning unpaid wages, legal severance, and other terminal compensation owed to workers at the Salvadoran garment factory, APS El Salvador, which closed in August 2022. The WRC initiated an investigation into the factory’s failure to pay this compensation in response to…
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