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Twenty-Five Years of the WRC: Redefining What’s Possible 

This year marked a key moment of reflection for the Worker Rights Consortium, as…

December 16, 2025
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Landmark Redress for Falsely Imprisoned Worker Leader Won with Breakthrough Union Recognition for 20,000 Workers

In a breakthrough for workers’ rights and freedom of association in Cambodia, the…

November 7, 2025
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Gap Allowed Haiti Factory to Swindle Pregnant Workers, Carry Out Mass Firing of Union Leaders

US retailer Gap is refusing to require a Haitian factory that makes clothing…

October 2, 2025
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Lucky Brand Joins AEO and Puma to Help Workers Owed $1.5 Million by Guatemalan Subcontractor

The WRC is pleased to report that Lucky Brand has made a humanitarian…

September 25, 2025
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ASICS and MUJI Fail to Remedy Human Rights Abuses at Cambodian Supplier

Japanese Brands Refuse to Hold Supplier Accountable for Wrongful Imprisonment of Worker Leader…

September 2, 2025
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Cintas Offshores Unionbusting to Haiti

Leading Uniform Maker Won’t Require Haitian Supplier Factory to Rehire Worker Leaders Despite…

August 28, 2025
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A Wealthy Industrialist Stole $5 Million from Thai Garment Workers and Refuses to Pay It Back. Leading Apparel Brands Keep Doing Business with Him Anyway.

Industrialist Robert Ng deprived 900 low-wage workers at his Thai production facility of…

August 6, 2025
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2025 United Nations Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum | Turning Law into Justice: Leveraging Due Diligence for Worker Remedy

Tuesday, September 16, 202510:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (ICT)Session 214 Register…

July 3, 2025
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14 Years’ Wages for Illegally Fired Worker Leader from Haitian Factory

Despite widespread gang violence and the collapse of civil authority in Haiti, the…

June 4, 2025
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A Leading Garment Brand Exits the High Road

Fruit of the Loom, which made groundbreaking commitments in 2009 to ensure that…

June 3, 2025
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Tariff Turmoil: Will Fashion Brands Step Up or Will They Step on Workers?

Whether or not there are further tariff increases on apparel and footwear beyond…

April 25, 2025
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WRC Engagement with US Workwear Company Leads to Full Compensation for Haitian Workers

When the garment factory Haiti Premier Apparel closed in April 2023, roughly 100…

April 15, 2025