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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.
The Solidarity Center is On the Brink. Where Does That Leave Garment Workers’ Rights?
Country: Global
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination, Health & Safety Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wrongful Termination
Hansae Haiti
Country: Haiti
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Wrongful Termination
In 2025, the WRC’s engagement with buyers secured reinstatement with full back pay for nine workers who were fired in 2022 and 2023 from Hansae Haiti, a garment factory located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The workers were fired for leading or joining protests against poverty wages and their dismissals represented a violation of workers’ right to…
Angajman ke WRC te pran ak gwo mak rad nan peyi Etazini te mennen a re-anbochman, epi peman plis pase 2 an salè a plizyè travayè Ayisyen ke yon faktori te revoke paske travayè yo tap pwoteste kont salè povrete nan peyi Ayiti.
Country: Haiti
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Living Wage, Wrongful Termination
Angajman WRC te pran ak gwo magazen ki vann rad nan peyi Etazini te garanti re-anbochman ak peman salè konplè pou 9 travayè ke yon faktori rad nan vil Pòtoprens, nan peyi Ayiti te revoke ant ane 2022 ak 2023. Yo te revoke travayè sa yo paske yo te dirije oswa patisipe nan yon manifestasyon…
New Report: Remediation of Illegal Firings at Lululemon Supplier in Indonesia
Country: Indonesia
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Bent Gehrt and Rola Abimourched Date: February 18, 2025 Re: New Report: Remediation of Illegal Firings at Lululemon Supplier in Indonesia Please find here a new report on the WRC’s investigation and remediation of labor rights violations at Pungkook Indonesia One, a supplier of collegiate apparel to lululemon. In…
PT Pungkook Indonesia One
Country: Indonesia
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations
A WRC investigation found that, after the formation of a new union to address failure to provide paid leave and protections for pregnant workers, Pungkook Indonesia One terminated the worker who was elected as the union secretary, discriminatorily transferred the job tasks of the three union representatives. One of the three union representatives was also…
Jasper
Country: Honduras
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations
Following the 2022 closure of the Hanesbrands Incorporated (HBI)-owned factory in Honduras, known as Jasper, workers alleged, and the WRC confirmed, that HBI illegally blacklisted employees who were elected union leaders at Jasper. The blacklisting was discrimination against the worker leaders, who were denied opportunities for rehiring at another nearby HBI-owned facility. The WRC engaged…
Blacklisting of Workers from Former Hanesbrands Collegiate Factory (Honduras)
Country: Honduras
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Tara Mathur and Ben Hensler Date: January 13, 2025 Re: Blacklisting of Workers from Former Hanesbrands Collegiate Factory (Honduras) Please see here a report concerning the WRC’s investigation and remediation of violations of university codes of conduct affecting former workers of the Jasper factory in Honduras, a now-closed…
Five ways fashion needs to step up on sustainability in 2025
Country: Global
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Workplace Health and Safety
WRC Engagement with Major US Brands Wins Reinstatement, 2+ Years Back Pay for Haitian Workers Fired for Protesting Poverty Wages
Country: Haiti
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Living Wage, Wrongful Termination
The WRC’s engagement with top US retailers has secured reinstatement with full back pay for nine workers who were fired in 2022 and 2023 from a garment factory in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, for leading or joining protests against poverty wages. Haitian garment workers, who are among the lowest-paid workers in the world, struggle to survive amidst…