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Hermosa and Chi Fung

Published: January 4, 2007

Hermosa Manufacturing closed abruptly in May 2005 without paying workers substantial amounts of legally mandated compensation. In addition, workers who engaged in efforts to protest Hermosa’s practices and secure their compensation were blacklisted by other apparel factories in the region; the WRC documented such blacklisting by a factory known as Chi Fung, another supplier of university logo goods in Apopa, El Salvador.

Quality/Elderwear

Published: December 19, 2006

In response to a complaint from workers in late August 2006, the WRC undertook an inquiry into alleged worker rights violations at a factory known as Quality, located in Soyapango, El Salvador. The factory was closed in August of this year and production was relocated to a different region of El Salvador.

Evergreen

Published: December 19, 2006

Pursuant to a complaint from worker representatives, the WRC investigated and engaged in efforts to remediate code of conduct violations at an apparel facility in El Salvador known as Evergreen. The initial complaint alleged that Evergreen had unlawfully terminated a group of roughly 300 workers in March 2005 in retaliation for efforts by workers to exercise their associational rights and had failed to pay these workers legally mandated back wages, benefits and severance.

WRC Factory Assessment Update

Published: December 19, 2006

To: Primary Contacts, WRC Affiliate Colleges and Universities From: Scott Nova Date: December 19, 2006 Re: WRC Factory Assessment Update The following is an update on the work of the WRC in recent months at a number of important factories, covering both ongoing remediation efforts and new investigations. There are fifteen cases reviewed, covering twenty…

Primo S.A. de C.V.

Published: April 5, 2004

The present Report focuses exclusively on the most urgent issue at Primo: the allegation that Primo has systematically discriminated in its hiring process against workers perceived to be trade unionists (a practice known as “blacklisting”). It is important to note that this allegation concerns not just Primo, but factories throughout the San Bartolo free trade zone.