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New Report: Remediation of Unpaid Severance at Thai Garment Export (Thailand)

Published: August 1, 2023

To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Bent Gehrt, Rola Abimourched, and Ben Hensler Date: August 1, 2023 Re: New Report: Remediation of Unpaid Severance at Thai Garment Export (Thailand) Please find here a new report concerning the WRC’s investigation and successful remediation of nonpayment of severance benefits to migrant workers at Thai Garment Export,…

Thai Garment Export 1/3

Published: August 1, 2023

2020–2023 Unpaid Severance Buyers: Peter Millar, L.L Bean, Burberry At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the WRC found that Thai Garment Exports’ dismissal of 43 Burmese migrant workers did not comply with Thai law regarding severance rights. In response, 28 of the terminated workers brought a claim for unpaid severance in the…

WRC Update: $8.3 Million in Back Pay for Workers at Thai Garment Factory

Published: June 14, 2022

To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova Date: June 14, 2022 Re: WRC Update: $8.3 Million in Back Pay for Workers at Thai Garment Factory With the WRC’s help, garment workers at a factory in Thailand just received $8.3 million in back pay—the most ever secured at a single garment factory. When the Brilliant…