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Fashion Brands Offered Turkish Suppliers ‘Bare Minimum’ Following Earthquakes
Published: August 22, 2023
Leading Apparel Brands Tolerated Delivery Delays Resulting from Türkiye Earthquake; but Most Have Done Little Else to Support Survivors
Published: August 22, 2023
New research shows that many apparel giants failed to take appropriate steps to protect suppliers and workers, leaving 48% of factories unable to pay employees in full after quake A white paper by the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) examines how 16 global brands handled their human rights obligations after the devastating earthquake in Türkiye: Pressed…
Apparel Brand Responses to the Earthquake in Türkiye
Published: August 22, 2023
This white paper evaluates the responses of 16 major apparel brands to the February 6, 2023, earthquake in Türkiye and to its impact on the suppliers and workers in the region producing goods for these brands.
Paxar
Published: December 19, 2006
The WRC has identified serious and clear-cut violations of Turkish law and applicable codes of conduct at Paxar’s Turkey facility. The key outstanding violations include the factory’s refusal to reinstate a group of workers whom the company terminated illegally in retaliation for the workers’ association with a trade union, and the factory’s refusal to recognize and negotiate in good faith with the trade union which has been authorized under Turkish law to negotiate with the company on behalf of its members.
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…
Violations at Paxar (Turkey)
Published: June 20, 2006
To: Primary Contacts, WRC Affiliate Colleges and Universities From: Scott Nova Date: June 20, 2006 Re: Code of Conduct Violations at Paxar (Turkey) I write to inform you of serious, ongoing code of conduct violations at a production facility in Turkey owned by the New York-based Paxar Corporation. Paxar is one of the world’s largest…