Viewing all content: Month: February 2019

Hong Seng Knitting

November 21, 2023
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2023 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…

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Book Your Hotel This Week for the WRC Annual Meeting of the University Caucus

March 26, 2024
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March 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…

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APS El Salvador

March 15, 2024
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This 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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Message from Craig, Cal, Kyle, Alixe, Sam, and Mike: Make your plans for the WRC Annual Meeting!

March 18, 2024
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To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Michael Ferrari (Northeastern University) Sam Harasen (University of Washington) Alixe Holcombe (University of Arizona) Kyle Muncy (University of Connecticut) Cal Watson (Georgetown University) Craig Westemeier (University of Texas at Austin) Date: March 18, 2024 Re: Make Your Plans for the WRC Annual Meeting! We hope you can join…

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Why Doesn’t Inditex Publish a Supplier List?

March 12, 2024
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Style Avenue S.A.

March 12, 2024
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Style Avenue was found to have multiple and repeated labor rights violations, including forced overtime, illegal terminations, verbal abuse by management, failure to respect freedom of association, locking workers in the factory, excessive heat, and unsanitary conditions.

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Update: Outerstuff Commits to Full Remediation at Style Avenue

March 12, 2024
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To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova, Tara Mathur, Ben Hensler Date: March 12, 2024 Re: Update: Outerstuff Commits to Full Remediation at Style Avenue I am very pleased to report a positive resolution in the case of Style Avenue, the Salvadoran factory that closed last year owing workers back wages and legally…

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Disastrous Outcome on Wages Made Worse by the Price Workers Are Paying for Speaking Out

November 22, 2023
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Brands are facing final calls to use their leverage to influence the wage outcome: brands should reject the wage proposal and publicly commit to increase prices to support a wage of US$215 per month during the official 14-day period for submission of objections, which ends November 26.
Garment workers are encountering systematic punishment and retaliation, including violence, arrests, terminations, and killings…

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A Fight for Union Choice at a Turkish Supplier Puts Levi’s in Hot Seat

March 11, 2024
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Westtex Apparel

March 11, 2024
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In 2023, the WRC investigated violations of workers’ rights at the Salvadoran garment factory known as Westtex Apparel. The WRC’s investigation found that, between June 2021 and March 2023, the factory illegally fired five union leaders who organized unions at Westtex in order to address issues of harassment and abuse, production requirements for workers, and…

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