Body Fashion

This report details findings of violations of workers’ rights, Thai law, and buyer codes of conduct by Body Fashion Ltd., a clothing manufacturer in Thailand. Body Fashion suspended workers without paying legally mandated wages and then terminated workers without payment of legally mandated severance and bonuses. Including unpaid wages, severance, notice pay, bonuses, and legally mandated interest, Body Fashion owes workers 209,863,589 baht (US$5.9 million).

The WRC will continue to seek a commitment from the factory owner, Robert Ng (Ng Man Choong), to remedy the violations described in this report by paying the workers the money they legally earned, working for years or decades at the factory. In addition to Body Fashion, Ng is the owner of Huber Holding, an Austrian underwear company that was one of Body Fashion’s customers. The factory’s other buyers, including Lane Bryant (Sycamore Partners), Triumph International, and Victoria’s Secret, should make every effort to convince Robert Ng to ensure payment. If he does not, then the only way these workers will ever see their money is if these buyers utilize their own ample resources to pay workers what they are owed.

Read More:

• WRC Report on Body Fashion (Thailand) – December 14, 2023