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How Trump’s tariffs could affect Nike and its workers

Country: Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Vietnam
Issues: Covid-19, Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft

Hong Seng Knitting

Country: Thailand
Issues: Wage Theft, Wrongful Termination

In February 2025, Nike announced a remediation plan for the Hong Seng workers, finally acknowledging that workers’ rights were violated and that compensation is due. Nike’s compensation plan calls for workers to receive 100% of lost wages, consistent with the WRC’s long-standing recommendation, but the plan falls short in key areas, including the lack of any provision for interest. Most importantly, the plan provides only token compensation for the courageous worker leader who was forced to flee Thailand when, in retaliation for his advocacy, Hong Seng filed false criminal charges against him.

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

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 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….

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…