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Fired Myanmar Workers Dismiss Adidas Supplier’s Offer: ‘We Cannot Accept That’
Country: Myanmar
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Wage Theft, Wrongful Termination
Guatemalan Target Supplier’s Laid-Off Workers Still Waiting for Severance
Country: Guatemala
Issues: Covid-19, Wage Theft
The year fashion finally faced its social impact
Country: Global
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Safety Accords, Wage Theft, Workplace Health and Safety
Eight Important Moments in Responsible Fashion This Year
Country: Global
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Safety Accords, Wage Theft
Uni Gears Ltd.
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Wage Theft
Uni Gears Ltd. in Gazipur, Bangladesh, a supplier to Outerstuff employing over 1,000 workers, made significant reductions to its workforce beginning in May 2020. Workers testified to the WRC that they were forced to resign under threat of violence; in Bangladesh, workers who resign are entitled to considerably less terminal compensation than those who are…
‘Step Up and Pay’: Factory Layoffs Pushing Workers Back to the Brink
Country: Indonesia, Vietnam
Issues: Wage Theft
KGG Garments, Plc
Country: Ethiopia
Issues: Wage Theft
In March 2022, the WRC secured a commitment from the university licensee, Cutter & Buck, to provide the equivalent of more than four months’ wages to over 1,300 workers, to remedy violations of law at a factory in Ethiopia producing university logo apparel. The breaches of law—nonpayment of legally mandated severance and terminal benefits—were committed…
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…
The World Cup’s Other Labour Rights Issue: Sportswear
Country: Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand
Issues: Wage Theft
Labor Groups Pick Apart Shein’s $15 Million Factory Plan
Country:
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft