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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…

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…

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…

Bangladesh’s Protests Have Been Decades in the Making

Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Living Wage

Are Fashion Companies Cutting and Running From Bangladesh?

Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Living Wage, Wage Theft

What Bangladesh’s political shake-up means for fashion

Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Living Wage, Wage Theft

Countering the Crackdown on Workers Protesting Poverty Wages in Bangladesh

Country:
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…