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$2.5 Million Extra Severance, Extended Healthcare at Collegiate Factory

Published: July 20, 2023

To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova and Ben Hensler Date: July 20, 2023 Re: $2.5 Million Extra Severance, Extended Healthcare at Collegiate Factory in Honduras Leading blank goods manufacturer Gildan Activewear has agreed to provide $2.5 million in additional severance (above the legal requirement), as well as priority hiring, extended health coverage,…

Gildan San Miguel

Published: July 20, 2023

In July 2022, the Canadian Apparel retailer, Gildan Activewear, fully closed operations of its owned factory in Honduras known as Gildan San Miguel. Gildan negotiated with worker representatives regarding the terms of the closure and agreed to provide factory employees $2.5 million in additional severance (above the legal requirement). The company also agreed to provide…

Tragedy in Honduras

Published: June 30, 2023

To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova Date: June 30, 2023 Re: Tragedy in Honduras The WRC was shocked and saddened this week by the murder of four workers and union leaders from Gildan Activewear’s Gildan Activewear San Miguel factory in Choloma, Honduras. Gildan employees and union leaders, Xiomara Beatriz Cocas, Delmer Josué…

Southern Apparel Contractors (Tegra Global)

Published: March 14, 2023

In 2022, the WRC found violations of freedom of association at Southern Apparel Contractors, a factory in Honduras owned by the US company, Tegra Global. In April 2022, a national transportation shutdown resulted in the factory requiring its employees to “repay” a day of lost wages, which was in violation of the collective bargaining agreement…

University-Driven Russell Pact Sparked Huge Progress for Honduran Workers

Published: June 17, 2022

To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Tara Mathur and Scott Nova Date: June 17, 2022 Re: University-Driven Russell Pact Sparked Huge Progress for Honduran Workers A new report from Penn State documents sweeping progress for workers sparked by the positive resolution of university code violations at Russell Athletic. The report, authored by Mark Anner,…