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Nike Relents on Thai Wage Theft Case, Albeit With ‘Deficiencies’ in Plan
Country: Thailand
Issues: Covid-19, Wage Theft
Hong Seng Knitting
Country: Thailand
Issues: Wage Theft, Wrongful Termination
WRC affiliate universities have continued to engage with Nike on this case. However, Nike’s position remains unchanged. It continues to ignore overwhelming evidence of worker coercion reported by the WRC, asserting that thousands of workers at Hong Seng voluntarily chose to forgo wages that they were legally owed. In support of its position, Nike cites an audit it commissioned from a for-profit contract monitoring firm, Elevate, but Nike refuses…
WRC Update: Nike Remediation Plan for Hong Seng Workers
Country: Thailand
Issues: Covid-19, Freedom of Association Violations, Wage Theft, Wrongful Termination
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova Date: April 21, 2025 Re: WRC Update: Nike Remediation Plan for Hong Seng Workers I want to provide you with the WRC’s assessment of Nike’s current remediation plan for Hong Seng Knitting in Thailand: As always, please let us know if you have questions or would like to…
Workwear company compensates sacked Haitian workers
Country: Haiti
Issues: Wage Theft
Thailand’s auditing industry fails to protect migrant workers: activists
Country: Thailand
Issues: Covid-19, Wage Theft
Haiti Premier Apparel
Country: Haiti
Issues: Wage Theft
Following the closure of Haiti Premier Apparel in April 2023, the factory owners were unable to meet 100% of their legally required severance obligations to workers. The factory reported that, at the time of the closure, its customers Cintas and Superior Uniform Group both made contributions for workers’ severance. Additional severance funds were covered by…
WRC Delivers Back Pay to Collegiate Apparel Workers in Bangladesh
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Wage Theft
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Manodeep Guha and Ben Hensler Date: March 20, 2025 Re: WRC Delivers Back Pay to Collegiate Apparel Workers in Bangladesh Workers Receive Full Remedy for Unpaid Compensation This month more than 700 workers formerly employed by the Base Textiles Ltd factory in Bangladesh, which had produced collegiate apparel…
Base Textiles
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Wage Theft
Base Textiles ceased operations without paying employees $325,000 in legally required wages, severance, and other benefits. The WRC’s investigation found that factory management stopped paying workers their wages on time and then unlawfully pressured workers to resign, so it could avoid paying them legally mandated severance after the factory closed. After the WRC communicated our…
Style Avenue S.A.
Country: El Salvador
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Overtime Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage Theft, Wrongful Termination
Style Avenue was found to have multiple and repeated labor rights violations, including forced overtime, illegal terminations, verbal abuse by management, failure to respect freedom of association, locking workers in the factory, excessive heat, and unsanitary conditions.
WRC Engagement with US Workwear Company Leads to Full Compensation for Haitian Workers
Country: Haiti
Issues: Wage Theft
When the garment factory Haiti Premier Apparel closed in April 2023, roughly 100 of its former workers in that country did not receive their legally required severance. However, thanks to a contribution from the US workwear company Careismatic Brands, which is a former buyer from the factory, the workers will now be paid in full….