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Style Avenue S.A.
Published: March 18, 2025
Style Avenue was found to have multiple and repeated labor rights violations, including forced overtime, illegal terminations, verbal abuse by management, failure to respect freedom of association, locking workers in the factory, excessive heat, and unsanitary conditions.
Final Back Pay Distribution at Style Avenue
Published: March 18, 2025
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova, Tara Mathur, Ben Hensler Date: March 18, 2025 Re: Final Back Pay Distribution at Style Avenue We are pleased to report that the final installment of funds provided by Outerstuff has been delivered to the employees of Style Avenue in El Salvador. On average, workers have…
Grupo Merlet
Published: September 16, 2024
A WRC investigation found that Grupo Merlet, located in El Salvador, violated local law and university codes of conduct when it illegally fired a union leader who was protected from dismissal under Salvadoran law. Following the WRC’s investigation and recommended corrective actions, the company agreed to remedy the violations by providing back pay to the…
Successful remediation of illegal termination at Gear for Sports supplier
Published: September 16, 2024
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Tara Mathur and Scott Nova Date: September 16, 2024 Re: Successful remediation of illegal termination at Gear for Sports supplier We write to provide you with a new factory report, documenting remediation of labor rights violations at a collegiate factory in El Salvador. The WRC frequently documents violations of…
Country Update and Two Collegiate Case Updates
Published: September 6, 2024
September 6, 2024 Dear Colleagues, As the school year kicks off, I am writing to provide updates on several items we reported on over the summer. At Style Avenue, the collegiate factory in El Salvador that closed without paying workers $1.8 million in legally mandated compensation, we completed the distribution of $1.2 million to workers, using…
Specialized Accused of Withholding Worker’s Wages
Published: April 3, 2024
US brands urged to pay laid off workers
Published: March 22, 2024
Hanesbrands Named in WRC Report for Nonpayment of Worker Wages at Central American Factory
Published: March 21, 2024