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March 16, 2023 Dear Colleagues, We write with a final invitation to join us in DC next Friday, March 24, for the Annual Meeting of the WRC University Caucus. Please RSVP today to join us in person—or, if you can’t make it to DC, please register here to join us on Zoom! In addition to U.S. Special Representative for…
Read MoreIn 2022, the WRC found violations of freedom of association at Southern Apparel Contractors, a factory in Honduras owned by the US company, Tegra Global. In April 2022, a national transportation shutdown resulted in the factory requiring its employees to “repay” a day of lost wages, which was in violation of the collective bargaining agreement…
Read MoreTo: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Tara Mathur and Ben Hensler Date: March 14, 2023 Re: New WRC Report: Southern Apparel Contractors (Honduras) Please find here a new report on the WRC investigation and successful remediation of violations of workers’ right to freedom of association, under university codes of conduct, at Southern Apparel Contractors (“SAC”),…
Read MoreScott Nova, Executive Director of the Worker Rights Consortium, presented testimony to the US Senate Committee on Finance’s February 16, 2023, hearing: “Ending Trade that Cheats American Workers By Modernizing Trade Laws and Enforcement, Fighting Forced Labor, Eliminating Counterfeits, and Leveling the Playing Field.” This testimony includes recommendations on enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor…
Read MoreThe WRC documented violations of worker rights at the Guatemalan garment factory, JNB Global, also known as Sams and Rudia. Violations at this factory occurred when it required all factory employees to sign new employment contracts that illegally falsified their dates of hire. Further violations occurred when JNB Global fired workers who refused to sign.…
Read MoreTo: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova Date: March 1, 2023 Re: Former WRC Board Member Julie Su Nominated to Head US Labor Department I am very glad to share the news that former WRC Board Member Julie Su was nominated by President Biden this week to serve as United States Secretary of…
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WRC Engagement with Target Secures Compensation for Seven Unlawfully Fired Employees, Restores Stolen Severance Rights for 400 Workers at Supplier JNB Global in Guatemala
JNB Global, a garment factory in Guatemala that supplies Target Stores, has provided legally owed severance and back pay to workers whom the factory unlawfully fired in February 2021, and it has restored severance and seniority rights for the factory’s entire workforce of 400 employees, following a WRC investigation and subsequent engagement with Target for…
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