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Industrial Hana, a garment factory in Guatemala, permanently closed operations in October 2023, failing to pay legally required severance to approximately 250 employees. The factory produced garments, under subcontracting relationships with other local manufacturers, for Lucky Brand (owned by Catalyst, Authentic Brands Group, and Shein), American Eagle Outfitters, and Puma. The WRC engaged with factory…
Read MoreIn April 2023, two groups of union leaders were dismissed from MBI Haiti. The first group, affiliated to the SOTA-BO union, was reinstated and paid the back wages owed to them. However, the second group, affiliated to the GOSTTRA union, was never reinstated and there was no payment of back wages. The WRC will continue…
Read MoreYoun nan pi Gwo Konpayi ki fè Inifòm nan Mond pa vle Mande yon Faktori ki ap Travay pou li nan Peyi Ayiti pou Re-anplwaye lidè Sendika ke Faktori a revoke Ilegalman Malgre kiriz politik, vyolans gang ki ap ravaje peyi Ayiti, epi ki prèske lakoz efondreman total nan règ lalwa peyi a, Ayiti toujou…
Read MoreThe 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 MoreJapanese Brands Refuse to Hold Supplier Accountable for Wrongful Imprisonment of Worker Leader ASICS and MUJI continue to turn their backs on egregious human rights violations at their Cambodian supplier, Wing Star Shoes. The factory wrongfully imprisoned union leader Chea Chan for more than six months on baseless, retaliatory charges—an outrageous breach of Cambodian labor…
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 MoreIn May 2025, a WRC investigation found that Santa Ana Apparel, owned by Fruit of the Loom, violated university codes of conduct by unlawfully firing five workers who had, only days before, been elected as officers of a worker union at the factory. The company remedied the violations by reinstating all five employees, with full back…
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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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