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Levi’s under fire after supplier laid off hundreds of workers
Country: Türkiye
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Violence Against Workers, Wrongful Termination
Explainer: The cost of ignoring worker freedom of association
Country: Türkiye
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Violence Against Workers, Wrongful Termination
‘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,…
Garment Worker Allegedly Shot Dead by Bangladeshi Police as Wage Protests Escalate
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Violence Against Workers
Tragedy in Honduras
Country: Honduras
Issues: Violence Against Workers
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova Date: June 30, 2023 Re: Tragedy in Honduras The WRC was shocked and saddened this week by the murder of four workers and union leaders from Gildan Activewear’s Gildan Activewear San Miguel factory in Choloma, Honduras. Gildan employees and union leaders, Xiomara Beatriz Cocas, Delmer Josué…
4 Gildan Union Leaders Die in Honduras Shooting
Country: Honduras
Issues: Violence Against Workers
‘শহীদুল ইসলাম হত্যার প্রতিক্রিয়ায় WRC’র বিবৃতি’
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Violence Against Workers, Wage Theft
আন্তর্জাতিক শ্রমিক অধিকার সম্প্রদায়ের সাথে একাত্ম হয়ে ‘শ্রমিক অধিকার সংঘ’ (Worker Rights Consortium, WRC) বাংলাদেশ গার্মেন্টস ইন্ডাস্ট্রিস ওয়ার্কার্স ফেডারেশনের (BGIWF) নেতা, শ্রমিক আন্দোলনের দীর্ঘদিনের বন্ধু শহীদুল ইসলামের নৃশংস হত্যায় শোক ও নিন্দা জ্ঞাপন করছে। তাঁর স্ত্রী ও ছেলেমেয়ে এবং বাংলাদেশের ট্রেড ইউনিয়ন আন্দোলনের বন্ধুদের মতো আমরাও এই মর্মান্তিক ঘটনায় শোকাহত ও সমব্যাথী; তাঁদের প্রতিও আমরা…
WRC Statement in Response to Murder of Shahidul Islam
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Violence Against Workers, Wage Theft
The WRC stands with the international labor rights community in mourning and condemning the devastating murder of longstanding union leader, Shahidul Islam of the Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF). Our thoughts are with his wife and sons, and the union movement in Bangladesh that he tirelessly dedicated 25 years of his life to…