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Read More: Worker Rights Consortium Assessment: Can Man Garment – January 24, 2022
Read MoreTo: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Ben Hensler, Bent Gehrt, and Scott Nova Date: January 24, 2022 Re: State of California Asked WRC to Deliver Living Wages to Workers Making Masks Last year, the State of California’s Health Benefit Exchange, known as Covered California, asked the WRC to assist this public agency by monitoring…
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2022 Dear Colleagues, We write to report the result of the special election for the WRC Board of Directors. There was one nominee for the relevant seat. By rule, the nominee is therefore elected by acclamation. The open B/C Category Seat will be held by J. Callahan Watson, Assistant Vice President for Public…
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2022 Dear Colleagues, Please find here a case brief concerning labor rights violations and remediation at a collegiate factory in Indonesia. Here are the key points: Through three years of work, the WRC has secured $2.9 million in previously unpaid compensation for 1,301 workers at a factory that made university apparel for Gear for…
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2022 Dear Colleagues, As we reported to you in October and December, the WRC is working to address the refusal of suppliers across a major apparel producing region of India to pay the legal minimum wage—including an important supplier of collegiate goods to Columbia Sportswear. Roughly 400,000 workers are affected. As of today,…
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Testimony from Workers Who Benefitted from Barco’s Contribution of $1 Million
“This is a joyful day that we thought would never come. My father fell ill during the past year, and I felt so sad because I wasn’t able to help with any of his expenses. But now I will be able to help buy him medicine. We appreciate all of the efforts by the organizations…
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