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In April 2023, two groups of union leaders were dismissed from MBI Haiti. The first group, affiliated to the SOTA-BO union, was reinstated and paid the back wages owed to them. However, the second group, affiliated to the GOSTTRA union, was never reinstated and there was no payment of back wages. The WRC will continue…
Read MoreThe WRC’s investigation uncovered severe retaliatory actions against workers who formed an independent union. After establishing the union to address grievances, factory management took the following unlawful actions: Mr. Chan was held in prison until August 19, 2024, the same day that the appeal of his conviction was heard in court—at which point, the prosecutor…
Read MoreJapanese Brands Refuse to Hold Supplier Accountable for Wrongful Imprisonment of Worker Leader ASICS and MUJI continue to turn their backs on egregious human rights violations at their Cambodian supplier, Wing Star Shoes. The factory wrongfully imprisoned union leader Chea Chan for more than six months on baseless, retaliatory charges—an outrageous breach of Cambodian labor…
Read MoreLeading Uniform Maker Won’t Require Haitian Supplier Factory to Rehire Worker Leaders Despite political chaos, rampant gang violence, and a near total breakdown in the rule of law, Haiti has remained a significant production hub for employee workwear for the US market. This has been due to trade preferences and because the poverty-stricken country has…
Read MoreIn May 2025, a WRC investigation found that Santa Ana Apparel, owned by Fruit of the Loom, violated university codes of conduct by unlawfully firing five workers who had, only days before, been elected as officers of a worker union at the factory. The company remedied the violations by reinstating all five employees, with full back…
Read MoreTo: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Tara Mathur and Ben Hensler Date: August 21, 2025 Re: Remediation of University Code Violations at Collegiate Factory in El Salvador The Worker Rights Consortium is glad to report the remediation of violations of university codes of conduct at Santa Ana Apparel, a garment factory in El Salvador owned by…
Read MoreThis report details findings of violations of workers’ rights, Thai law, and buyer codes of conduct by Body Fashion Ltd., a clothing manufacturer in Thailand. Body Fashion suspended workers without paying legally mandated wages and then terminated workers without payment of legally mandated severance and bonuses. Including unpaid wages, severance, notice pay, bonuses, and legally…
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Aksyon Cintas Ankouraje Sistèm Vyolansyon dwa Travayè ak Pratik Anti-Sendikal Nan Peyi Ayiti
Youn nan pi Gwo Konpayi ki fè Inifòm nan Mond pa vle Mande yon Faktori ki ap Travay pou li nan Peyi Ayiti pou Re-anplwaye lidè Sendika ke Faktori a revoke Ilegalman Malgre kiriz politik, vyolans gang ki ap ravaje peyi Ayiti, epi ki prèske lakoz efondreman total nan règ lalwa peyi a, Ayiti toujou…
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