Viewing all content: Factory Investigation
The apparel industry’s chronically low wages left most garment workers with no savings on the eve of the Covid-19 crisis. Since most governments in apparel exporting countries provide little or no unemployment benefits, the only thing standing between an out-of-work garment worker and immediate poverty for her family are the legally mandated severance benefits that…
Read MoreMore than 1,250 Thai workers who sewed bras for Victoria’s Secret, Lane Bryant, and Torrid—and who were fired in 2021 without their legally mandated severance—have received $8.3 million in compensation.
Read MoreLabor organizations have signed binding agreements with Natchi owner Eastman Apparel and with H&M to combat gender-based violence and harassment at this factory. These agreements were reached after the WRC found numerous practices at the Natchi factory that violated Indian law, international labor standards, and/or vendor codes of conduct, regarding gender-based violence and harassment, other…
Read MoreMay 16, 2022 Dear Colleagues, I write to report the results of the WRC board election process. There was one nominee for each of the seats up for election. By rule, the nominees are therefore elected by acclamation. The A Category Seat will be held by Alixe Holcomb, Trademarks & Licensing Director at University of…
Read More
80,000 Shahi Exports Workers Will Finally Get Their Back Pay
In a major breakthrough in the efforts of the Garment and Textile Workers’ Union in Karnataka, India, the WRC, and a growing list of labor rights advocates, to address the refusal of suppliers in Karnataka to pay the legal minimum wage—a violation that has affected 400,000 workers, who are collectively owed nearly $60 million…
Read More