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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
New WRC Factory Report: South China Headwear (China)
Country: China
Issues: Health & Safety Violations, Overtime Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage Theft
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Rola Abimourched, Ben Hensler, and Scott Nova Date: December 16, 2021 Re: New WRC Factory Report: South China Headwear (China) Please find here a case summary concerning labor rights violations and remediation at South China Headwear, a factory making university logo caps in Shenzhen, China. These are the…
Honeys Garment Industry Ltd.
Country: Myanmar
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Overtime Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft, Wrongful Termination
From August through November 2019, the Worker Rights Consortium (“WRC”) conducted an assessment of working conditions and labor practices at the Honeys Garment and Honeys Garment Industry Ltd. apparel factories in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). Both factories are owned by Honeys Holdings Co. Ltd. (“Honeys Holdings”), a Japanese online retailer, and are located in Mingaladon Township,…
Call to protect garment workers from COVID
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Issues: Covid-19, Health & Safety Violations
K.P. Textil
Country: Guatemala
Issues: Covid-19, Health & Safety Violations
The WRC investigated a May 2020 outbreak of Covid-19 at K.P. Textil that resulted in one-third of the factory’s employees contracting the virus and, unfortunately, led to the death of one worker. Following the WRC’s engagement with factory buyers AEO Inc. and Gap, Inc., these buyers confirmed that factory management took appropriate remedial action with…
WRC Case Brief: K.P. Textil (Guatemala)
Country: Guatemala
Issues: Covid-19, Health & Safety Violations
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova, Tara Mathur, and Ben Hensler Date: June 25, 2021 Re: WRC Case Brief: K.P. Textil (Guatemala) This is a brief summary of the WRC’s engagement with American Eagle Outfitters (AEO, Inc.), the parent company of the university licensee, Tailgate, and the retailer, Gap, Inc., following an…
Global rights groups for TRIPS waiver to protect RMG workers from Covid-19
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Covid-19, Health & Safety Violations, Wage Theft
Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan Unions Call for Health and Safety Protections for Garment Workers
Country: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
Issues: Covid-19, Health & Safety Violations
The Covid 19 pandemic has posed new health and safety risks for garment workers in factories around the world. In addition to the dangers workers already faced from excessive temperatures, unsafe machinery, and factory fires, workers now must also now contend with the spread of a potentially deadly respiratory virus in factories where, too often,…