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PVH to pay out one million dollars to Haitian garment workers
Published: February 7, 2023
$1 Million Restored to Workers in Haiti
Published: February 6, 2023
February 6, 2023 Dear Colleagues, I want to share a bit of good news. As the Guardian reported yesterday, the WRC secured a million dollars from PVH (owner of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein) to provide back pay to more than a thousand garment workers in Haiti. The workers’ factory closed suddenly last year without paying them…
Haiti garment workers share $1m payout after factory closure a year ago
Published: February 5, 2023
Hanesbrands compensates Haiti garment workers following factory closure
Published: October 6, 2022
Hanesbrands bails out Haitian garment workers
Published: October 5, 2022
Hanesbrands Hands Over $330,000 to Hard-Hit Haiti Garment Workers
Published: October 4, 2022
GO Haiti (Garments of Haiti)
Published: September 30, 2022
In late August 2022, more than 800 workers at the apparel factory, GO Haiti (Garments of Haiti) picked up severance checks totaling $330,000, the equivalent of almost three months’ wages per worker, that were paid for by Hanesbrands, the US apparel company that had been the factory’s main buyer. Hanesbrands informed the WRC that it…
Clarification of Report on Unpaid Health Benefits and Two Worker Deaths in Haiti
Published: June 23, 2021
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova, Tara Mathur, and Ben Hensler Date: June 23, 2021 Re: Clarification of Report on Unpaid Health Benefits and Two Worker Deaths in Haiti Last week we shared with you a new WRC report concerning two factories in Haiti making university logo apparel, Palm Apparel and Sewing…
Sewing International S.A. (SISA)
Published: June 17, 2021
In 2020–2021, the WRC investigated the chronic failure of Haitian garment factories to make legally required contributions to the country’s public healthcare and pension systems. This failure contributed to the avoidable deaths of two workers that occurred after each of them was unable to access lifesaving medical treatment. The WRC’s investigation found that the factories…
Hanesbrands Ensures Severance Paid to Haitian Factory Workers
Published: September 30, 2022
In late August 2022, more than 800 workers at the apparel factory, GO Haiti (Garments of Haiti) picked up severance checks totaling $330,000, the equivalent of almost three months’ wages per worker, that were paid for by Hanesbrands, the US apparel company that had been the factory’s main buyer. Hanesbrands informed the WRC that it…