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International Safety Accord launches in Pakistan
Country: Pakistan
Issues: Health & Safety Violations, Safety Accords, Workplace Health and Safety
What Does the World Cup Have to Do With Garment Workers? Plenty.
Country: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Safety Accords, Wage Theft
Fear, stigma and death in high-growth industry
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Issues: Health & Safety Violations
Mex Mode, S.A. de C.V. (formerly Kukdong International Mexico S.A. de C.V.)
Country: Mexico
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage Theft, Wrongful Termination
Kukdong workers filed complaints with the WRC in January 2001, following Kukdong’s alleged discharge of five workers who asserted several workplace grievances, and following Kukdong’s alleged failure to reinstate hundreds of workers who participated in a work stoppage protesting that discharge and other matters.
RJ Torres
Country: Dominican Republic
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination, Health & Safety Violations, Wage and hour violations
In 2022, the WRC investigated working conditions and labor practices at RJ Torres Manufacturing, located in the Dominican Republic. This investigation was conducted pursuant to the WRC’s role as the independent monitor for the City and County of San Francisco, California under the City’s Sweatfree Contracting Ordinance. The WRC’s investigation of this facility found violations…
WRC Communications to Licensees on Wages and Health
Country: Pakistan
Issues: Health & Safety Violations, Wage Theft
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova Date: August 17, 2022 Re: WRC Communications to Licensees on Wages and Health I want to share with you two recent WRC communications to licensees concerning compliance with labor law and university labor standards. As always, please let us know if you have questions or wish…
Can Man Garment
Country: Vietnam
Issues: Child Labor, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Living Wage, Overtime Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft
In November 2020 through January 2021 the WRC was retained by Covered California to assess compliance with sweat-free procurement standards at Can Man Garment, a factory in Vietnam, and monitor distribution of a “living wage supplement” to employees sewing protective face masks for Covered California’s 1.5 million subscribers. Covered California contracted with Aiden Health to…
State of California Asked WRC to Deliver Living Wages to Workers Making Masks
Country: Vietnam
Issues: Covid-19, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Living Wage, Overtime Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Ben Hensler, Bent Gehrt, and Scott Nova Date: January 24, 2022 Re: State of California Asked WRC to Deliver Living Wages to Workers Making Masks Last year, the State of California’s Health Benefit Exchange, known as Covered California, asked the WRC to assist this public agency by monitoring…
The quest to find a sustainable prayer rug
Country: China, Global
Issues: Forced Labor, Health & Safety Violations, Living Wage, Wage and hour violations
South China Headwear (Shenzhen) Co. Limited
Country: China
Issues: Health & Safety Violations, Overtime Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage Theft
The WRC’s investigation found violations of law and university codes of conduct, including excessive overtime and the failure to provide workers even one guaranteed weekly rest day, failure to enroll workers in government social insurance programs, substandard dormitory conditions, and illegal wage deductions. While the factory has addressed the benefits enrollment and wage deduction issues,…