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Jerzees Choloma, Jerzees de Honduras, Jerzees Nuevo Dia
Published: June 3, 2025
A set of ground-breaking agreements were reached on November 14, 2009 between Russell/Fruit of the Loom and the union representing Jerzees de Honduras (JDH) workers and, separately, between the company and the WRC to address labor rights issues in the company’s operations in Honduras. The agreements were the culmination of WRC investigation and remediation efforts spanning a twenty-six month period.
Una marca deja de ser líder en su apoyo para los derechos fundamentales
Published: June 3, 2025
Al cerrar sus fábricas de confección sindicalizadas que quedaban en Honduras, Fruit of the Loom está perjudicando a los trabajadores y matando a un símbolo del progreso para los derechos laborales Fruit of the Loom, marca que asumió compromisos innovadores en el año 2009 para garantizar que sus empleados en Honduras pudieran ejercer su derecho…
Fruit of the Loom Transformed Workers’ Rights in Honduras. It’s Now Accused of Union-Busting.
Published: April 1, 2025
Stretchline Central America
Published: February 10, 2025
In 2024, Stretchline Central America, located in Honduras, announced its upcoming closure and informed its workers that they would not receive full payment of their severance and other terminal benefits. The WRC engaged the factory’s owners, pressing them to honor their legal obligations, and, in response, the company reversed course and agreed to pay the…
Jasper
Published: January 13, 2025
Following the 2022 closure of the Hanesbrands Incorporated (HBI)-owned factory in Honduras, known as Jasper, workers alleged, and the WRC confirmed, that HBI illegally blacklisted employees who were elected union leaders at Jasper. The blacklisting was discrimination against the worker leaders, who were denied opportunities for rehiring at another nearby HBI-owned facility. The WRC engaged…
Blacklisting of Workers from Former Hanesbrands Collegiate Factory (Honduras)
Published: January 13, 2025
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Tara Mathur and Ben Hensler Date: January 13, 2025 Re: Blacklisting of Workers from Former Hanesbrands Collegiate Factory (Honduras) Please see here a report concerning the WRC’s investigation and remediation of violations of university codes of conduct affecting former workers of the Jasper factory in Honduras, a now-closed…
$2.5 Million Extra Severance, Extended Healthcare at Collegiate Factory
Published: July 20, 2023
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova and Ben Hensler Date: July 20, 2023 Re: $2.5 Million Extra Severance, Extended Healthcare at Collegiate Factory in Honduras Leading blank goods manufacturer Gildan Activewear has agreed to provide $2.5 million in additional severance (above the legal requirement), as well as priority hiring, extended health coverage,…
Gildan San Miguel
Published: July 20, 2023
In July 2022, the Canadian Apparel retailer, Gildan Activewear, fully closed operations of its owned factory in Honduras known as Gildan San Miguel. Gildan negotiated with worker representatives regarding the terms of the closure and agreed to provide factory employees $2.5 million in additional severance (above the legal requirement). The company also agreed to provide…
Tragedy in Honduras
Published: June 30, 2023
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova Date: June 30, 2023 Re: Tragedy in Honduras The WRC was shocked and saddened this week by the murder of four workers and union leaders from Gildan Activewear’s Gildan Activewear San Miguel factory in Choloma, Honduras. Gildan employees and union leaders, Xiomara Beatriz Cocas, Delmer Josué…
A Leading Garment Brand Exits the High Road
Published: June 3, 2025
Fruit of the Loom, which made groundbreaking commitments in 2009 to ensure that its employees in Honduras could exercise their legal right to form unions freely and without retaliation, is now in the final stages of closing its two remaining unionized garment factories in the country. These closures are tragic for the thousands of workers affected: for nearly 15 years, they enjoyed respect for their right to freedom of association and better wages and conditions achieved through collective bargaining.