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Nike Under Fire Over Wage Theft Claims Ahead of AGM
Country: Thailand
Issues: Wage Theft
New Report: Remediation of Unpaid Severance at Thai Garment Export (Thailand)
Country: Thailand
Issues: Migrant Worker Abuse, Wage Theft
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Bent Gehrt, Rola Abimourched, and Ben Hensler Date: August 1, 2023 Re: New Report: Remediation of Unpaid Severance at Thai Garment Export (Thailand) Please find here a new report concerning the WRC’s investigation and successful remediation of nonpayment of severance benefits to migrant workers at Thai Garment Export,…
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…
Cambodia garment workers seek justice as Nike and Ramatax Group face criticism
Country: Cambodia
Issues: Wage Theft
Nike, Ramatax Group urged to compensate Cambodia garment workers
Country: Cambodia
Issues: Wage Theft
Nike urged to support supply chain workers
Country: Cambodia
Issues: Wage Theft
WRC Secures Rehiring and a Year of Back Pay for 83 Illegally Fired Workers in Haiti
Country: Haiti
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Wage Theft
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Tara Mathur and Ben Hensler Date: July 14, 2023 Re: WRC Secures Rehiring and a Year of Back Pay for 83 Illegally Fired Workers in Haiti The WRC has secured one year’s back pay and rehiring for 83 workers who were illegally fired, then blacklisted, by two garment…
Centri Group
Country: Haiti
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Wage Theft
In 2022, the WRC conducted an investigation and found that the Haitian factory, Centri Group, committed violations of freedom of association by firing 64 of its employees. The factory retaliated against this group of workers, which it held responsible for an employee-wide work stoppage to protest unpaid overtime. The WRC found that Centri Group’s dismissal…
WRC Statement in Response to Murder of Shahidul Islam
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Violence Against Workers, Wage Theft
The WRC stands with the international labor rights community in mourning and condemning the devastating murder of longstanding union leader, Shahidul Islam of the Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF). Our thoughts are with his wife and sons, and the union movement in Bangladesh that he tirelessly dedicated 25 years of his life to…
One Year Back Pay, Rehiring for Haitian Workers Fired over Wage Protest
Country: Haiti
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Wage Theft
After nearly a year of investigation and engagement by the WRC, Centri Group, a garment factory in Haiti that supplies the Canadian apparel company, Gildan Activewear, has committed to remedy violations of its workers’ fundamental right to freedom of association. As previously reported, a WRC investigation had found that, in 2022, Centri Group violated its…