Factory: Nien Hsing Textile (Lesotho)
Key Buyers: Kontoor, Levi Strauss, The Children’s Place
Last Updated: 2019
Case Summary
This report details the findings of the WRC concerning gender-based violence and harassment and violations of associational rights at three garment factories in Maseru, Lesotho and the ground-breaking commitments made by the owner of the factories, and the leading apparel brands that produce there, to remedy these violations.
Read More:
- Initial Fact Sheet: Agreements to Combat Gender-based Violence in Lesotho’s Garment Industry – September 26, 2019
- Lesotho garment workers struck landmark deals to tackle gender-based violence. Here’s how it happened. – September 13, 2019
- Landmark Agreements to Combat Gender-based Violence and Harassment in Lesotho’s Garment Industry – August 19, 2019
- WRC Report on Gender-Based Violence and Harassment at Nien Hsing Co. (Lesotho) – August 15, 2019
In the News:
- “Global Clothing Brands Should Respond to the #MeToo Mandate” Inter Press Service – November 24, 2019
- “Levi Strauss, Kontoor Back Worker-Protection Accord in Lesotho” Bloomberg – August 15, 2019
- “Levis and Wrangler vow to protect women making jeans from sexual abuse” Reuters – August 15, 2019
- “Bosses force female workers making jeans for Levis and Wrangler into sex” The Guardian– August 15, 2019
- “Report: Levi’s, Wrangler, Lee seamstresses harassed, abused” AP – August 15, 2019