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Winners
Country: Guatemala
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Violence Against Workers, Wrongful Termination
In 2020, the WRC documented serious violations of workers’ rights to freedom of association that occurred at the Winners factory, owned by the Korean multinational company, SAE-A. Union leaders were attacked by mob violence, threatened with death, and forced to resign from their positions. The WRC engaged with SAE-A and with buyers and ultimately the…
Trax Apparel
Country: Cambodia
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations
The WRC identified multiple violations of Cambodian law and university labor standards at Trax Apparel, a collegiate supplier to adidas, including the illegal firing of eight workers in retaliation for forming a union to seek to better working conditions. Initially, management reinstated four of the eight leaders, however, with only partial back pay and subjected…
Update: Breakthrough at Trax Apparel (Cambodia)
Country: Cambodia
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Ben Hensler, Bent Gehrt, and Scott Nova Date: February 17, 2023 Re: Update: Breakthrough at Trax Apparel (Cambodia) Over the last week, the WRC has been in close communication with adidas regarding Trax Apparel. As you know, the WRC determined, in a report issued to schools last fall,…
Fashion Brands Are Profiting From the Erosion of Workers’ Rights in Myanmar | Opinion
Country: Myanmar
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination, Health & Safety Violations, Myanmar Coup, Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft
Stay or Go? In Myanmar, Fashion Faces More Questions Than Answers.
Country: Myanmar
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination, Myanmar Coup, Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft
Update: Adidas’s Refusal to Correct University Code Violations at Trax Apparel (Cambodia)
Country: Cambodia
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Ben Hensler and Scott Nova Date: January 30, 2023 Re: Update: Adidas’s Refusal to Correct University Code Violations at Trax Apparel (Cambodia) In light of adidas’s ongoing refusal to require Trax Apparel, an adidas collegiate apparel supplier in Cambodia, to rehire worker leaders that the factory fired in…
Centexsa
Country: Guatemala
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination
Nine workers were fired due to their exercise of freedom of association. After intervention by the WRC, the factory agreed to several remedial actions.
Fired Myanmar Workers Dismiss Adidas Supplier’s Offer: ‘We Cannot Accept That’
Country: Myanmar
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Wage Theft, Wrongful Termination
The year fashion finally faced its social impact
Country: Global
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Safety Accords, Wage Theft, Workplace Health and Safety
Eight Important Moments in Responsible Fashion This Year
Country: Global
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Safety Accords, Wage Theft