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In 2022, the WRC investigated working conditions and labor practices at RJ Torres Manufacturing, located in the Dominican Republic. This investigation was conducted pursuant to the WRC’s role as the independent monitor for the City and County of San Francisco, California under the City’s Sweatfree Contracting Ordinance. The WRC’s investigation of this facility found violations…
Read MoreFollowing the 2022 closure of the Hanesbrands Incorporated (HBI)-owned factory in Honduras, known as Jasper, workers alleged, and the WRC confirmed, that HBI illegally blacklisted employees who were elected union leaders at Jasper. The blacklisting was discrimination against the worker leaders, who were denied opportunities for rehiring at another nearby HBI-owned facility. The WRC engaged…
Read MoreTo: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Tara Mathur and Ben Hensler Date: January 13, 2025 Re: Blacklisting of Workers from Former Hanesbrands Collegiate Factory (Honduras) Please see here a report concerning the WRC’s investigation and remediation of violations of university codes of conduct affecting former workers of the Jasper factory in Honduras, a now-closed…
Read MoreDecember 31, 2024 Dear Colleague, As we reach the end of 2024, I want to share a few thoughts on the WRC’s partnership with universities and colleges and what it means to the workers who make collegiate apparel. In short, it often means the difference between being able to support their families and losing everything.…
Read MoreThe WRC found violations of workers’ rights at the Salvadoran garment factory, APS El Salvador, which closed in August 2022 without paying its workers the approximately US$1.9 million they were owed in back wages, severance, and other legally mandated benefits. The WRC’s investigation resulted in $1.35 million secured from buyers to compensate the workers. Two…
Read MoreAnnual Meeting of the University Caucus of the Worker Rights Consortium Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC Please join us Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Washington, DC, for the Annual Meeting of the University Caucus of the WRC. We hope you will be able to participate in this annual opportunity to discuss the latest developments in worker rights…
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