Factory: APS El Salvador
Key Buyers: Gildan, Hanesbrands, Specialized
Last Updated: 2024
Case Summary
The WRC found violations of workers’ rights at the Salvadoran garment factory, APS El Salvador, which closed in August 2022 without paying its workers the approximately US$2 million dollars they were owed in back wages, severance, and other terminal benefits. The WRC’s investigation resulted in a partial payment to the workers.
Read More:
- WRC Findings, Recommendations, and Buyer Response at APS El Salvador – March 15, 2024
- WRC Hallazgos, recomendaciones y respuesta del comprador – March 15, 2024
In the News:
- “Hanesbrands Named in WRC Report for Nonpayment of Worker Wages at Central American Factory,” Sourcing Journal – March 21, 2024
- “Workers’ rights groups pursue Specialized for portion of $650K unpaid wages and benefits to factory workers,” Cyclingnews – March 30, 2024
- “Specialized Accused of Withholding Worker’s Wages,” Men’s Journal – April 3, 2024
- “The bike industry’s sustainability blind spot,” Escape Collective – April 10, 2024