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In 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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Lucky Brand Joins AEO and Puma to Help Workers Owed $1.5 Million by Guatemalan Subcontractor
The WRC is pleased to report that Lucky Brand has made a humanitarian contribution of $500,000 to assist garment workers at the Industrial Hana factory in Guatemala, which was, prior to its closure, a subcontractor for one of Lucky Brand’s direct apparel suppliers. As the WRC has previously reported, the Industrial Hana factory closed in…
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