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Style Avenue S.A.
Country: El Salvador
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Overtime Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage Theft, Wrongful Termination
Style Avenue was found to have multiple and repeated labor rights violations, including forced overtime, illegal terminations, verbal abuse by management, failure to respect freedom of association, locking workers in the factory, excessive heat, and unsanitary conditions.
Everest Apparel
Country: Ethiopia
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Overtime Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft
The WRC documented several serious labor rights violations at Everest Apparel, a factory located in Ethiopia. These included: unlawful wage deductions, failure to provide a weekly rest day, mandatory overtime, verbal abuse, restrictions on paid statutory leave, suppression of workers’ right to freedom of association, and unsafe factory temperatures. The WRC shared our findings and…
Country Update and Two Collegiate Case Updates
Country: Bangladesh, El Salvador, Ethiopia
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Living Wage, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage Theft
September 6, 2024 Dear Colleagues, As the school year kicks off, I am writing to provide updates on several items we reported on over the summer. At Style Avenue, the collegiate factory in El Salvador that closed without paying workers $1.8 million in legally mandated compensation, we completed the distribution of $1.2 million to workers, using…
Labour rights organisations continue to denounce the situation at Levi’s Turkish supplier
Country: Türkiye
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Wrongful Termination
US Olympic team sponsor caught in clothes factory ‘abuse’ scandal
Country: Jordan
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Forced Labor, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination
Back Pay and Remediation of Labor Rights Violations at a Collegiate Supplier in Ethiopia
Country: Ethiopia
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Overtime Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Rola Abimourched and Scott Nova Date: July 31, 2024 Re: Back Pay and Remediation of Labor Rights Violations at a Collegiate Supplier in Ethiopia Please find here a new report on the WRC’s findings, recommendations, and full remediation of labor rights violations at Everest Apparel (“Everest”), a factory…
Countering the Crackdown on Workers Protesting Poverty Wages in Bangladesh
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Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Living Wage, Minimum Wage
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Thulsi Narayanasamy, Sarah Reed, and Ben Hensler Date: July 16, 2024 Re: Countering the Crackdown on Workers Protesting Poverty Wages in Bangladesh We write to make you aware of the WRC’s response to the recent crackdown on workers’ rights in Bangladesh by the government and factory owners—including a…
My sister-in-law is dead because of ‘abuse and torture’ at Under Armour factory
Country: Jordan
Issues: Abuse and Harassment
Suicide and abuse revealed at Under Armour, Columbia and American Eagle supplier
Country: Jordan
Issues: Abuse and Harassment
Premium Apparel
Country: Haiti
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Wage Theft
In November 2023, Premium Apparel closed operations and failed to pay its workers severance and other terminal benefits. The primary buyer, Gildan (which also sourced blanks for the university licensee New Agenda), promptly committed to make full payment of the workers’ severance. Gildan’s contribution of approximately $700,000 was distributed to workers in January 2024.