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Broken threads: 5 things to know about troubled college clothing industry
Country: Global
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Covid-19, Forced Labor, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination, Living Wage, Wage Theft
Garment Worker Allegedly Shot Dead by Bangladeshi Police as Wage Protests Escalate
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Violence Against Workers
Broken threads: College clothing made in factories rife with labor violations, poverty wages
Country: Global
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Covid-19, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination, LGBTQ, Living Wage, Safety Accords, Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft, Workplace Health and Safety
Thai Garment Export 1/3
Country: Thailand
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination, Wage Theft
2006–2007: Freedom of Association and Women’s Rights Buyers: Ashworth, Cutter & Buck, and Nike The WRC undertook this assessment in response to complaints received in December 2006 from employees of the facility alleging violations of Thai law and applicable codes of conduct, primarily in the areas of freedom of association and women’s rights. The WRC…
WRC Secures Rehiring and a Year of Back Pay for 83 Illegally Fired Workers in Haiti
Country: Haiti
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Wage Theft
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Tara Mathur and Ben Hensler Date: July 14, 2023 Re: WRC Secures Rehiring and a Year of Back Pay for 83 Illegally Fired Workers in Haiti The WRC has secured one year’s back pay and rehiring for 83 workers who were illegally fired, then blacklisted, by two garment…
Centri Group
Country: Haiti
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Wage Theft
In 2022, the WRC conducted an investigation and found that the Haitian factory, Centri Group, committed violations of freedom of association by firing 64 of its employees. The factory retaliated against this group of workers, which it held responsible for an employee-wide work stoppage to protest unpaid overtime. The WRC found that Centri Group’s dismissal…
One Year Back Pay, Rehiring for Haitian Workers Fired over Wage Protest
Country: Haiti
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Wage Theft
After nearly a year of investigation and engagement by the WRC, Centri Group, a garment factory in Haiti that supplies the Canadian apparel company, Gildan Activewear, has committed to remedy violations of its workers’ fundamental right to freedom of association. As previously reported, a WRC investigation had found that, in 2022, Centri Group violated its…
WRC Statement in Response to Murder of Shahidul Islam
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Violence Against Workers, Wage Theft
The WRC stands with the international labor rights community in mourning and condemning the devastating murder of longstanding union leader, Shahidul Islam of the Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF). Our thoughts are with his wife and sons, and the union movement in Bangladesh that he tirelessly dedicated 25 years of his life to…
‘শহীদুল ইসলাম হত্যার প্রতিক্রিয়ায় WRC’র বিবৃতি’
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Violence Against Workers, Wage Theft
আন্তর্জাতিক শ্রমিক অধিকার সম্প্রদায়ের সাথে একাত্ম হয়ে ‘শ্রমিক অধিকার সংঘ’ (Worker Rights Consortium, WRC) বাংলাদেশ গার্মেন্টস ইন্ডাস্ট্রিস ওয়ার্কার্স ফেডারেশনের (BGIWF) নেতা, শ্রমিক আন্দোলনের দীর্ঘদিনের বন্ধু শহীদুল ইসলামের নৃশংস হত্যায় শোক ও নিন্দা জ্ঞাপন করছে। তাঁর স্ত্রী ও ছেলেমেয়ে এবং বাংলাদেশের ট্রেড ইউনিয়ন আন্দোলনের বন্ধুদের মতো আমরাও এই মর্মান্তিক ঘটনায় শোকাহত ও সমব্যাথী; তাঁদের প্রতিও আমরা…
Disastrous Outcome on Wages Made Worse by the Price Workers Are Paying for Speaking out
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Living Wage, Minimum Wage
1. Current Wage Proposal Is Untenable, Brands Must Formally Call—and Commit to Pay for—Livable Wages for Workers Brands Failed to Support a Wage of US$215, the Proposed US$113 per Month Knowingly Condemns Workers to Poverty The Bangladesh Government is proposing a minimum wage of US$113 (12,500 Bangladesh taka, “BDT”), well below the US$215 (BDT 23,000–25,000)…