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Broken threads: College clothing made in factories rife with labor violations, poverty wages

Country: Global
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Covid-19, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination, LGBTQ, Living Wage, Safety Accords, Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft, Workplace Health and Safety

Thai El Monte Garment Workers Inducted into US Labor Hall of Honor

Country: United States
Issues: Forced Labor, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination

Twenty-eight years ago last month, consumers opened their newspapers to learn that sweatshops had returned to the US apparel industry, on domestic soil, under conditions unheard of in nearly a century. In August 1995, more than 70 Thai migrant workers were found to be sewing garments sold by major US retailers, under slave labor conditions,…

Thai Garment Export 1/3

Country: Thailand
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination, Wage Theft

2020–2023 Unpaid Severance Buyers: Peter Millar, L.L Bean, Burberry At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the WRC found that Thai Garment Exports’ dismissal of 43 Burmese migrant workers did not comply with Thai law regarding severance rights. In response, 28 of the terminated workers brought a claim for unpaid severance in the…

New Report Details Impact of Lesotho Anti-GBVH Program

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

A new report details the impact of the Lesotho Anti-GBVH Program over the past two years. This Program was created by a set of landmark agreements between apparel companies, a major manufacturer, unions, and women’s groups to address gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in Lesotho garment factories. The WRC has played a central role throughout…

WRC Updates: Combating Forced Labor and Gender-Based Violence

Country: China, Lesotho
Issues: Forced Labor, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination

April 27, 2023 Dear Colleagues, We write today to update you on several developments in the organization’s work. These updates are not related to specific collegiate cases but have important implications for compliance in the collegiate sector, particularly related to forced labor.   Scott Nova Testifies to US Senate Committee on FinanceIn February, Scott was invited to testify…

Fashion Brands Are Profiting From the Erosion of Workers’ Rights in Myanmar | Opinion

Country: Myanmar
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination, Health & Safety Violations, Myanmar Coup, Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft

Stay or Go? In Myanmar, Fashion Faces More Questions Than Answers.

Country: Myanmar
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination, Myanmar Coup, Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft

Centexsa

Country: Guatemala
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination

Nine workers were fired due to their exercise of freedom of association. After intervention by the WRC, the factory agreed to several remedial actions.

New Report: Remediation of Sexual Harassment and Retaliation at Centexsa (Guatemala)

Country: Guatemala
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination, Health & Safety Violations

To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Tara Mathur, Ben Hensler, and Scott Nova Date: January 25, 2023 Re: New Report: Remediation of Sexual Harassment and Retaliation at Centexsa (Guatemala) Please find here a new report from the WRC concerning our investigation and the remediation of physical and verbal sexual harassment and retaliatory suspension and…