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GO Haiti (Garments of Haiti)
Country: Haiti
Issues: Wage Theft
In late August 2022, more than 800 workers at the apparel factory, GO Haiti (Garments of Haiti) picked up severance checks totaling $330,000, the equivalent of almost three months’ wages per worker, that were paid for by Hanesbrands, the US apparel company that had been the factory’s main buyer. Hanesbrands informed the WRC that it…
Posmi Sweaters Ltd.
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft, Wrongful Termination
The WRC initiated an investigation in response to a complaint from the Akota Garment Workers Federation (AGWF), brought on behalf of seven Posmi employees, alleging their retaliatory and illegal termination. While investigating the termination of the seven workers, the WRC found a number of violations of university codes and Bangladeshi law, including severe wage and…
Corrective Action for University Code Compliance—in Bangladesh and in LA
Country: Bangladesh, United States
Issues: Wage Theft
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Manodeep Guha, Tara Mathur, and Ben Hensler Date: August 31, 2022 Re: Corrective Action for University Code Compliance—in Bangladesh and in LA This update is to inform you of the recent successful completion of corrective actions for university code of conduct violations in two separate cases we have…
Pure Cotton
Country: United States
Issues: Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft
The WRC investigated violations of university codes of conduct by Pure Cotton, a company located in Los Angeles, California, that supplied collegiate apparel to the licensee, Hype & Vice, LLC (Hype & Vice). In September 2018, California state inspectors cited Pure Cotton, and a small subcontract factory operating at the same address, Union Supply, for…
WRC Case Brief: Din Han Enterprise (Cambodia)
Country: Cambodia
Issues: Wage Theft
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Rola Abimourched, Bent Gehrt, and Scott Nova Date: August 24, 2022 Re: WRC Case Brief: Din Han Enterprise (Cambodia) Please find here a case brief summarizing the results of a WRC investigation at Din Han Enterprise in Cambodia, a supplier to Triform Custom Apparel (adidas). Successful remediation at this…
Din Han Enterprise
Country: Cambodia
Issues: Wage Theft
The WRC identified violations of law and university labor codes at Din Han in the context of a temporary factory closure, driven initially by a Covid-19 outbreak among workers and then by a government-ordered shutdown. Din Han failed to pay legally mandated wages to workers for two months, a violation that was particularly painful for…
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…
Severance pay remains a struggle for Southeast Asian workers
Country: Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand
Issues: Wage Theft
India’s $23.1 Million Wage-Theft Win: ‘It Wasn’t a Few Bad Apples’
Country: India
Issues: Wage Theft
Hanesbrands Ensures Severance Paid to Haitian Factory Workers
Country: Haiti
Issues: Wage Theft
In late August 2022, more than 800 workers at the apparel factory, GO Haiti (Garments of Haiti) picked up severance checks totaling $330,000, the equivalent of almost three months’ wages per worker, that were paid for by Hanesbrands, the US apparel company that had been the factory’s main buyer. Hanesbrands informed the WRC that it…