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The 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 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 MorePou: Inivèsite ak Kolèj li ak WRC De: Tara Mathur ak Ben Hensler Dat: 28 Oktòb, 2025 Sijè: $2.5 Milyon peman revokasyon pou Travayè ki pwodwi Rad pou Inivèsite nan peyi Ayiti Gildan Activewear, yon gwo founisè rad ki vann rad ak konpayi lisansye inivèsite nan Amerik di Nò yo pran bon angajman, anvè WRC,…
Read MoreIn 2025, Palm Apparel Group permanently shuttered operations at both Palm Apparel and SISA and failed to pay the factories’ employees the terminal benefits to which they were entitled under the law. The WRC engaged with the Gildan, which agreed to pay the 2,500 employees at the two factories a total of $2.5 million in terminal compensation.
Read MoreIn 2025, Palm Apparel Group permanently shuttered operations at both Palm Apparel and SISA and failed to pay the factories’ employees the terminal benefits to which they were entitled under the law. The WRC engaged with the Gildan, which agreed to pay the 2,500 employees at the two factories a total of $2.5 million in terminal compensation.
Read MoreTo: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Tara Mathur and Ben Hensler Date: October 28, 2025 Re: $2.5 Million in Back Pay for Collegiate Apparel Workers in Haiti The WRC has secured a commitment from Gildan Activewear to pay, by the end of November, $2.5 million in legally required severance at two garment factories in…
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Landmark Redress for Falsely Imprisoned Worker Leader Won with Breakthrough Union Recognition for 20,000 Workers
In a breakthrough for workers’ rights and freedom of association in Cambodia, the WRC is pleased to report sweeping remedies at Wing Star Shoes (WSS), a factory employing roughly 20,000 workers, following years of rights abuses. Union leader Chea Chan, jailed for six months on baseless charges in retaliation for organizing at the ASICS and…
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