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Multi-stakeholders gather to learn lessons from Lesotho on tackling gender-based violence and harassment at work
Country: Lesotho
Issues: Gender-based Violence and Discrimination
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…
New Report Details Impact of Lesotho Anti-GBVH Program
Country: Lesotho
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination
A new report details the impact of the Lesotho Anti-GBVH Program over the past two years. This Program was created by a set of landmark agreements between apparel companies, a major manufacturer, unions, and women’s groups to address gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in Lesotho garment factories. The WRC has played a central role throughout…
WRC Updates: Combating Forced Labor and Gender-Based Violence
Country: China, Lesotho
Issues: Forced Labor, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination
April 27, 2023 Dear Colleagues, We write today to update you on several developments in the organization’s work. These updates are not related to specific collegiate cases but have important implications for compliance in the collegiate sector, particularly related to forced labor. Scott Nova Testifies to US Senate Committee on FinanceIn February, Scott was invited to testify…
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
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.
New Report: Remediation of Sexual Harassment and Retaliation at Centexsa (Guatemala)
Country: Guatemala
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination, Health & Safety Violations
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Tara Mathur, Ben Hensler, and Scott Nova Date: January 25, 2023 Re: New Report: Remediation of Sexual Harassment and Retaliation at Centexsa (Guatemala) Please find here a new report from the WRC concerning our investigation and the remediation of physical and verbal sexual harassment and retaliatory suspension and…
Beyond ‘Blah Blah Blah’: Fashion’s Sustainability Priorities for 2023
Country: Global
Issues: Gender-based Violence and Discrimination
Thai El Monte Garment Workers Inducted into US Labor Hall of Honor
Country: United States
Issues: Forced Labor, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination
Twenty-eight years ago last month, consumers opened their newspapers to learn that sweatshops had returned to the US apparel industry, on domestic soil, under conditions unheard of in nearly a century. In August 1995, more than 70 Thai migrant workers were found to be sewing garments sold by major US retailers, under slave labor conditions,…