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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…

WRC Case Brief: Din Han Enterprise (Cambodia)

Country: Cambodia
Issues: Wage Theft

To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Rola Abimourched, Bent Gehrt, and Scott Nova Date: August 24, 2022 Re: WRC Case Brief: Din Han Enterprise (Cambodia) Please find here a case brief summarizing the results of a WRC investigation at Din Han Enterprise in Cambodia, a supplier to Triform Custom Apparel (adidas). Successful remediation at this…

Din Han Enterprise

Country: Cambodia
Issues: Wage Theft

The WRC identified violations of law and university labor codes at Din Han in the context of a temporary factory closure, driven initially by a Covid-19 outbreak among workers and then by a government-ordered shutdown. Din Han failed to pay legally mandated wages to workers for two months, a violation that was particularly painful for…

WRC Communications to Licensees on Wages and Health

Country: Pakistan
Issues: Health & Safety Violations, Wage Theft

To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova Date: August 17, 2022 Re: WRC Communications to Licensees on Wages and Health I want to share with you two recent WRC communications to licensees concerning compliance with labor law and university labor standards. As always, please let us know if you have questions or wish…

Severance pay remains a struggle for Southeast Asian workers

Country: Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand
Issues: Wage Theft

India’s $23.1 Million Wage-Theft Win: ‘It Wasn’t a Few Bad Apples’

Country: India
Issues: Wage Theft

Licensee Compliance with Minimum Wage in Pakistan

Country: Pakistan
Issues: Wage Theft

To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Thulsi Narayanasamy and Scott Nova Date: July 20, 2022 Re: Licensee Compliance with Minimum Wage in Pakistan We write to share the following information concerning minimum wage increases in Pakistan, which will affect tens of thousands of workers making collegiate apparel: The WRC is sending guidance to licensees…

Garment workers’ leader ‘targeted by officials’

Country: Thailand
Issues: Wage Theft

Thai garment workers decry COVID arrests after rare labour win