Factory: Body Fashion (Thailand) Ltd.
Key Buyers: Huber Holding, Lane Bryant, Triumph International, Victoria's Secret
Last Updated: 2025
Case Summary
This report details findings of violations of workers’ rights, Thai law, and buyer codes of conduct by Body Fashion Ltd., a clothing manufacturer in Thailand. Body Fashion suspended workers without paying legally mandated wages and then terminated workers without payment of legally mandated severance and bonuses. Including unpaid wages, severance, notice pay, bonuses, and legally mandated interest, Body Fashion owes workers 209,863,589 baht (US$5.9 million).
The WRC will continue to seek a commitment from the factory owner, Robert Ng (Ng Man Choong), to remedy the violations described in this report by paying the workers the money they legally earned, working for years or decades at the factory. In addition to Body Fashion, Ng is the owner of Huber Holding, an Austrian underwear company that was one of Body Fashion’s customers. The factory’s other buyers, including Lane Bryant (Sycamore Partners), Triumph International, and Victoria’s Secret, should make every effort to convince Robert Ng to ensure payment. If he does not, then the only way these workers will ever see their money is if these buyers utilize their own ample resources to pay workers what they are owed.
Read More:
- A Wealthy Industrialist Stole $5 Million from Thai Garment Workers and Refuses to Pay It Back. Leading Apparel Brands Keep Doing Business with Him Anyway. – August 6, 2025
- WRC Report on Body Fashion (Thailand) – December 14, 2023
In the News:
- “Huber Holding wehrt sich gegen neue, alte Vorwürfe,” Kronen Zeitung – August 13, 2025
- “Wage Theft Continues to Debilitate Workers in Thailand As Tariffs Take Hold,” Sourcing Journal – August 11, 2025
- “Huber-Chef zahlte Löhne angeblich noch immer nicht,” Kronen Zeitung – August 7, 2025
- “Lohndiebstahl in Thailand: Huber-Chef hat noch nicht bezahlt,” Oberösterreichische Nachrichten –August 7, 2025
- “Lohndiebstahl in Thailand: Huber nicht aus dem Schneider,” OTS – February 16, 2024
- “Lohndiebstahl: Huber Holding sieht keine Vergehen,” Kronen Zeitung – February 14, 2024
- “Textilfirma Huber wird Lohndiebstahl vorgeworfen,” ORF – December 15, 2023
- “Chef des Textilunternehmens Huber schuldet Arbeiterinnen in Thailand 5,5 Millionen Euro,” Der Standard – December 15, 2023