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Gap, Hanesbrands, and American Eagle Contribute $1.3 Million to Workers Following Closure of CSA Guatemala

Published: June 17, 2020

Following the closure and illegal nonpayment of severance at CSA Guatemala, the factory’s primary buyers—Gap, Hanesbrands, and American Eagle Outfitters—agreed to make contributions totaling a little more than $1.3 million to the factory’s approximately 650 former employees. CSA Guatemala, located in Guatemala City, fully closed operations on January 19, 2019. At the time of the…

CSA

Published: June 17, 2020

CSA supplied non-collegiate apparel to two brands that are university licensees: Hanesbrands (Gear for Sports) and American Eagle (Tailgate). When it closed, the factory paid workers less than 10 percent of what they were legally owed and was effectively bankrupt. Following intervention by the WRC, Hanesbrands and American Eagle, along with Gap, agreed to pay…

Estofel S.A.

Published: April 1, 2009

After identifying labor rights violations at the Estofel facility, the WRC worked jointly with the University of Washington and the FLA to achieve significant remediation. When the factory closed in November 2007, management failed to pay workers a large portion of the severance and other terminal compensation owed to them by law.