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Barbie workers suffer burnt hands and blistered skin for 2p a doll

Country: China
Issues: Health & Safety Violations, Overtime Violations, Wage and hour violations

Everest Apparel

Country: Ethiopia
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Overtime Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft

The WRC documented several serious labor rights violations at Everest Apparel, a factory located in Ethiopia. These included: unlawful wage deductions, failure to provide a weekly rest day, mandatory overtime, verbal abuse, restrictions on paid statutory leave, suppression of workers’ right to freedom of association, and unsafe factory temperatures. The WRC shared our findings and…

Back Pay and Remediation of Labor Rights Violations at a Collegiate Supplier in Ethiopia

Country: Ethiopia
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Overtime Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft

To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Rola Abimourched and Scott Nova Date: July 31, 2024 Re: Back Pay and Remediation of Labor Rights Violations at a Collegiate Supplier in Ethiopia Please find here a new report on the WRC’s findings, recommendations, and full remediation of labor rights violations at Everest Apparel (“Everest”), a factory…

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

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

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

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

Posmi Sweaters Ltd.

Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft, Wrongful Termination

The WRC initiated an investigation in response to a complaint from the Akota Garment Workers Federation (AGWF), brought on behalf of seven Posmi employees, alleging their retaliatory and illegal termination. While investigating the termination of the seven workers, the WRC found a number of violations of university codes and Bangladeshi law, including severe wage and…

Pure Cotton

Country: United States
Issues: Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft

The WRC investigated violations of university codes of conduct by Pure Cotton, a company located in Los Angeles, California, that supplied collegiate apparel to the licensee, Hype & Vice, LLC (Hype & Vice). In September 2018, California state inspectors cited Pure Cotton, and a small subcontract factory operating at the same address, Union Supply, for…

RJ Torres

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

In 2022, the WRC investigated working conditions and labor practices at RJ Torres Manufacturing, located in the Dominican Republic. This investigation was conducted pursuant to the WRC’s role as the independent monitor for the City and County of San Francisco, California under the City’s Sweatfree Contracting Ordinance. The WRC’s investigation of this facility found violations…