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Cintas Offshores Unionbusting to Haiti
Leading Uniform Maker Won’t Require Haitian Supplier Factory to Rehire Worker Leaders Despite political chaos, rampant gang violence, and a near total breakdown in the rule of law, Haiti has remained a significant production hub for employee workwear for the US market. This has been due to trade preferences and because the poverty-stricken country has…
Aksyon Cintas Ankouraje Sistèm Vyolansyon dwa Travayè ak Pratik Anti-Sendikal Nan Peyi Ayiti
Youn nan pi Gwo Konpayi ki fè Inifòm nan Mond pa vle Mande yon Faktori ki ap Travay pou li nan Peyi Ayiti pou Re-anplwaye lidè Sendika ke Faktori a revoke Ilegalman Malgre kiriz politik, vyolans gang ki ap ravaje peyi Ayiti, epi ki prèske lakoz efondreman total nan règ lalwa peyi a, Ayiti toujou…
A Wealthy Industrialist Stole $5 Million from Thai Garment Workers and Refuses to Pay It Back. Leading Apparel Brands Keep Doing Business with Him Anyway.
Industrialist Robert Ng deprived 900 low-wage workers at his Thai production facility of $5 million in legally mandated compensation. Five years later, he still refuses to pay workers the money owed to them. His recalcitrance is being enabled by leading apparel brands and retailers in the US and Europe that continue to reward him with…
14 Years’ Wages for Illegally Fired Worker Leader from Haitian Factory
Despite widespread gang violence and the collapse of civil authority in Haiti, the WRC has continued achieving concrete remedies for violations of workers’ rights in the country—including securing justice for worker leaders fired for speaking out against abusive conditions. In May 2025, the WRC achieved a settlement equivalent to 14 full years’ wages for the…
A Leading Garment Brand Exits the High Road
Fruit of the Loom, which made groundbreaking commitments in 2009 to ensure that its employees in Honduras could exercise their legal right to form unions freely and without retaliation, is now in the final stages of closing its two remaining unionized garment factories in the country. These closures are tragic for the thousands of workers affected: for nearly 15 years, they enjoyed respect for their right to freedom of association and better wages and conditions achieved through collective bargaining.
Una marca deja de ser líder en su apoyo para los derechos fundamentales
Al cerrar sus fábricas de confección sindicalizadas que quedaban en Honduras, Fruit of the Loom está perjudicando a los trabajadores y matando a un símbolo del progreso para los derechos laborales Fruit of the Loom, marca que asumió compromisos innovadores en el año 2009 para garantizar que sus empleados en Honduras pudieran ejercer su derecho…
Tariff Turmoil: Will Fashion Brands Step Up or Will They Step on Workers?
Whether or not there are further tariff increases on apparel and footwear beyond the additional 10% across-the-board rate and the 30% rate on China currently in effect, a vital question for garment workers is whether international brands will act responsibly or push the cost of higher tariffs onto the shoulders of suppliers and workers, who…
WRC Engagement with US Workwear Company Leads to Full Compensation for Haitian Workers
When the garment factory Haiti Premier Apparel closed in April 2023, roughly 100 of its former workers in that country did not receive their legally required severance. However, thanks to a contribution from the US workwear company Careismatic Brands, which is a former buyer from the factory, the workers will now be paid in full….
WRC Advances Workers’ Rights on Global Stages: OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector and United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 2025 Highlights
OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector The WRC shared our analysis and experience from the field at three side events during the 2025 OECD Forum. These discussions addressed due diligence, the realities of state-imposed forced labor, and the power of binding agreements in protecting worker rights. Recordings for two of…
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ASICS and MUJI Fail to Remedy Human Rights Abuses at Cambodian Supplier
Japanese Brands Refuse to Hold Supplier Accountable for Wrongful Imprisonment of Worker Leader ASICS and MUJI continue to turn their backs on egregious human rights violations at their Cambodian supplier, Wing Star Shoes. The factory wrongfully imprisoned union leader Chea Chan for more than six months on baseless, retaliatory charges—an outrageous breach of Cambodian labor…