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Eight Important Moments in Responsible Fashion This Year

Country: Global
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Safety Accords, Wage Theft

Adidas Shoe Supplier Refuses to Reinstate Fired Workers

Country: Myanmar
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations

Shahi Exports Unit 20

Country: India
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations

The WRC helped secure the reinstatement of a garment worker leader in Bangalore, India, who was subjected to violent threats, physical assault, and suspension from her job for nine months after protesting verbal abuse and harassment of other workers by supervisors and managers at her factory. Although the facility where the incidents occurred does not…

B.D. Cambodia

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

The WRC worked with licensees to resolve a case in which B.D.Cambodia illegally terminated a workplace leader, made a legally binding commitment to reinstate him as part of a mediation process facilitated by the Cambodian government, and then refused to follow through on its commitment. When the worker attempted to return to work at the…

Code Compliance Successes in Ethiopia, Bangladesh, India, and Cambodia

Country: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Wage Theft, Wrongful Termination

To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Jessica Champagne and Scott Nova Date: December 16, 2022 Re: Code Compliance Successes in Ethiopia, Bangladesh, India, and Cambodia As we near the end of 2022, we write to provide brief updates on four cases that were resolved this year. In each case, the WRC documented violations of…

Labor Groups Pick Apart Shein’s $15 Million Factory Plan

Country:
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft

Who Made Your World Cup Jersey?

Country: Cambodia, Myanmar
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Wage Theft

What Does the World Cup Have to Do With Garment Workers? Plenty.

Country: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Safety Accords, Wage Theft

Mex Mode, S.A. de C.V. (formerly Kukdong International Mexico S.A. de C.V.)

Country: Mexico
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage Theft, Wrongful Termination

Kukdong workers filed complaints with the WRC in January 2001, following Kukdong’s alleged discharge of five workers who asserted several workplace grievances, and following Kukdong’s alleged failure to reinstate hundreds of workers who participated in a work stoppage protesting that discharge and other matters.

New Factory Report: Mex Mode (Mexico)

Country: Mexico
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations

To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova, Tara Mathur, and Ben Hensler Date: October 5, 2022 Re: New Factory Report: Mex Mode (Mexico) We are sharing with you a new report on the WRC’s work to investigate and remediate violations of university codes of conduct at the Mex Mode garment factory in Mexico,…