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‘We couldn’t even afford to buy the pants we made’: Turkish Levi’s worker speaks out

Country: Türkiye
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Violence Against Workers, Wrongful Termination

Levi’s Turkish Supplier behind Worst Union-Busting Case in Years, Labor Group Says

Country: Türkiye
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Violence Against Workers, Wrongful Termination

Özak/Kübrateks

Country: Türkiye
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Violence Against Workers, Wrongful Termination

The WRC investigated reports of severe repression of workers’ freedom of association—including mass firings and arrests, threatened and actual violence, wage theft, and blacklisting against 400 workers at Levi’s supplier factory in Türkiye. The WRC found that Özak Global (in some instances in collaboration with both the local militarized forces and a company-favored union), committed,…

Quantum Apparel (Cambodia)

Country: Cambodia
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Wrongful Termination

The WRC’s investigation found that, immediately after workers established an independent union at the factory to address complaints concerning the factory’s misuse of short-term contracts, factory management retaliated against the worker union leaders by taking the following unlawful actions: The collegiate licensee, Lululemon cooperated with the WRC’s investigation and engaged with factory management to ensure…

Remediation of Illegal Firing and Discrimination at Lululemon Collegiate Supplier in Cambodia

Country: Cambodia
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Wrongful Termination

To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Bent Gehrt and Rola Abimourched Date: May 6, 2024 Re: Remediation of Illegal Firing and Discrimination at Lululemon Collegiate Supplier in Cambodia Please find here a new report on the WRC’s investigation and successful remediation of labor rights violations at the Quantum Apparel factory in Phnom Penh, Cambodia….

Sun Shui Shing Industrial (Cambodia)

Country: Cambodia
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination

The WRC’s investigation found that, immediately after workers established an independent union at the factory to address complaints of forced overtime and verbal abuse, the factory management launched an intense campaign of illegal retaliation that included: suspensions and firings of five worker leaders and activists; gender-based threats of violence against these workers; and threats of…

Successful Remediation of Mass Firing, Violent Threats at Collegiate Factory in Cambodia

Country: Cambodia
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination

To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Bent Gehrt and Ben Hensler Date: March 28, 2024 Re: Successful Remediation of Mass Firing, Violent Threats at Collegiate Factory in Cambodia Please find here a new report on the WRC’s investigation and successful remediation of violent threats, mass firing, and other retaliation against worker leaders at the…

A Fight for Union Choice at a Turkish Supplier Puts Levi’s in Hot Seat

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Issues: Freedom of Association Violations

Reinstatement, Full Back Pay for Illegally Fired Workers at El Salvador Collegiate Apparel Factory

Country: El Salvador
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations

To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Tara Mathur and Ben Hensler Date: March 5, 2024 Re: Reinstatement, Full Back Pay for Illegally Fired, Suspended Workers Who Made Collegiate Apparel in El Salvador Please find here a new report on the Worker Rights Consortium’s investigation and the remediation of violations of university and buyer codes of conduct at Westtex Apparel,…