Factory: PT Sarasa
Key Buyers: Oxford International
Last Updated: 2006
Case Summary
The WRC chose to initiate the assessment when it learned that the factory had engaged in a lock-out of employees during the course of annual wage negotiations with the union that represents the plants workers, known as FSBKU. Subsequent to the lock-out and the initiation of the WRC’s assessment, PT Sarasa management announced that the facility would be shut down permanently. The WRC’s investigation found strong evidence supporting the conclusion that the lock-out and subsequent mass termination were motivated by anti-union animus, as a measure to retaliate against workers for the exercise of protected associational rights.
Read More:
- WRC Factory Assessment Update – December 19, 2006
- WRC Factory Assessment Update – February 15, 2006