{"id":48494,"date":"2013-10-15T17:16:58","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T21:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrc.goodbear.co.uk\/our-work\/factory-investigations\/genesis-s-a\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T16:39:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T21:39:32","slug":"genesis-s-a","status":"publish","type":"factoryinvestigation","link":"https:\/\/wrc.goodbear.co.uk\/ht\/our-work\/factory-investigations\/genesis-s-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Genesis, S.A."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nan mwa Desanm 2011 ak Janvye 2012, 4 lid\u00e8 sendika ki te revoke ilegalman pa faktori Genesis, S.A. te rejwenn travay yo anko akoz ke acht\u00e8 presipal nan faktori a ki rele Gildan Activwear te mande pou repran travay\u00e8 yo nan travay yo. Nan dat ki te 16 Septanm 2011, yon nouvo sendika ke yo rele \u201cSendika Ouvriye Takstil ak Abiman\u201d (SOTA) te kreye ak resevwa otorizasyon pou reprezante travay\u00e8 nan endistri rad ak twal ann Ayiti. Yo te anonse piblikman, plan pou f\u00e8 yon kanpay pou pi bon sal\u00e8 ak kondisyon travay pou travay\u00e8 rad an Ayiti.Travay\u00e8 nan faktori rad an Ayiti se youn nan endistri kote travay\u00e8 rad resevwa youn nan sal\u00e8 ki pi ba nan mond lan, epi f\u00e8 fas ak k\u00e8k kondisyon travay ki pi di an konparezon de l\u00f2t endistri rad nan mond lan. Aprepr\u00e8 de sem\u00e8n, apr\u00e8 kreyasyon SOTA 3 faktori te revoke 6 nan 7 lid\u00e8 nouvo sendika sa a, epi f\u00e8 presyon sou yo pou yo demisyone. 4 nan lid\u00e8 sendika sa yo te revoke nan yon faktori ke yo rele Genesis S.A. Reprezay faktori sa yo kont travay\u00e8 yo pou t\u00e8t aktivite sendikal yo se yon vyolasyon estanda ent\u00e8nasyonal kons\u00e8nan dwa travay\u00e8, epi li se yon vyolason k\u00f2d kondwit iniv\u00e8site yo ak lwa peyi Ayiti.      <\/p>\n\n<p>Yon rapo envestigasyon pa WRC te jwenn ke revokasyon se te reprezay kont aktivite sendikal pa faktori a. Yon lot rapo envestigasyon pa Better Work Haiti ke OIL\/IFC te sponsorize te jwenn menm konklizyon. Akoz de rapo sa yo, Gildan ak Hanes te mande faktori a pou repran travaye yo.Anplis de sa, envestigasyon WRC a te dokimante vyolasyon ki te genyen pou we ak sale minimom nan faktori Gensis, S.A. Depi an 2011 pwogram envestigastyon ke Better Work Haiti ak \u00d2ganizasyon Ent\u00e8nasyonal Travay genyen an Ayiti yo rap\u00f2te plizy\u00e8 ka de vyolasyon ke faktori rad yo f\u00e8 konsenan de sal\u00e8 minim\u00f2m legal ke yo dwe peye trvay\u00e8 yo. Yon rap\u00f2 Better Work Haiti te pibliye nan mwa Avril 2013 te endike ke tout faktori ki pwodwi rad nan peyi a te vyole lalwa kons\u00e8nan de sal\u00e8 minimum legal ke yo dwe peye travaye yo.   <\/p>\n\n<p>Rap\u00f2 WRC a te ankouraje lisansye yo ak l\u00f2t konpayi rad Etazani ak Kanada ki ap f\u00e8 rad an Ayiti yo pou yo imedyatman mande faktori rad an Ayiti yo pou yo k\u00f2manse peye travay\u00e8 yo sal\u00e8 minimum ke lalwa peyi Ayiti mande pou peye travay\u00e8 yo epi pou yo peye travay\u00e8 yo sal\u00e8 konpl\u00e8 pou tout tan ke yo vyole lwa kons\u00e8 nan sal\u00e8 minim\u00f2m nan. Jan nou f\u00e8k demontre a, lisansye yo ak l\u00f2t konpayi ki achete rad nan faktori ki soti ann Ayiti yo te konnen de vyolasyon dwa travay\u00e8 yo ki genyen pou w\u00e8 ak sale minim\u00f2m yo. Malgre sa, epidemi v\u00f2l sal\u00e8 sa yo ki afekte travaye yo, fanmi yo epi redwi posibilite pou yo jwenn aks\u00e8 a manje, kay ak swen medikal, te tojou kontinye pandan plizy\u00e8 ane san okenn nan acht\u00e8 yo te pran mezi pout e rezoud pwobl\u00e8m sa yo    <\/p>\n\n<p>Akoz de rap\u00f2 ke WRC te pibliye a acht\u00e8 prensipal nan faktori Genesis S.A ke yo rele Gildan Activewear te pran angajman pou te f\u00e8 ke tout faktori rad ki pwodwi rad pou yo an Ayiti te konf\u00f2me yo ak lwa kons\u00e8nan de sal\u00e8 minimum peyi a, epi peye travay\u00e8 yo tout lajan ke faktori rad yo te v\u00f2l\u00e8 pandan tout diran tan yo te f\u00e8 ap travay yo. Anplis de sa, Gildan Activewear te pran aganjman pou negosye dir\u00e8kteman ak reprezantan travay\u00e8 yo ann Ayiti pou te peye travay\u00e8 yo tout lajan ke faktori rad yo te v\u00f2l\u00e8 pandan tout diran tan yo te f\u00e8 ap travay yo. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Aprann Plis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wrc.goodbear.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2016\/02\/WRC-Haiti-Minimum-Wage-Report-10-15-13-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Stealing from the Poor: Wage Theft in the Haitian Apparel Industry<\/a> \u2013 October 15, 2013<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\/university\/memo\/011112.html\" target=\"_blank\">WRC Update: Workers Reinstated at Genesis, S.A. (Haiti)<\/a> \u2013 January 11, 2012<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wrc.goodbear.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Haiti-SOTA-Preliminary-Report-10-11-2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Preliminary Report on Unlawful Dismissals at Genesis, S.A. (Haiti)<\/a> \u2013 October 11, 2011<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>In the News:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/world\/2013\/11\/18\/gildan_vows_minimum_wage_for_haitian_garment_workers.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cGildan vows minimum wage for Haitian Garment Workers,\u201d The Toronto Star<\/a> \u2013 November 18, 2013<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/10\/16\/world\/americas\/group-says-haitian-garment-workers-are-shortchanged-on-pay.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cGroup Says Haitian Garment Workers Are Shortchanged on Pay,\u201d The New York Times<\/a> \u2013 October 15, 2013<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wrc.goodbear.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Better-Work-statement-to-international-unions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Better Work Statement to International Unions<\/a> \u2013 October 11, 2011<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wrc.goodbear.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SOTA-Statements-and-Releases.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">SOTA Statements and Releases<\/a> \u2013 August 27, 2011<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nan mwa Desanm 2011 ak Janvye 2012, 4 lid\u00e8 sendika ki te revoke ilegalman pa faktori Genesis, S.A. te rejwenn travay yo anko akoz ke acht\u00e8 presipal nan faktori a ki rele Gildan Activwear te mande pou repran travay\u00e8 yo nan travay yo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[5266,5173,5200,5205],"ad_language":[],"ad_countries":[5174],"ad_key_buyer":[4612,4613,4580],"class_list":["post-48494","factoryinvestigation","type-factoryinvestigation","status-publish","hentry","tag-abuse-and-harassment","tag-freedom-of-association-violations-ht","tag-wage-theft","tag-wrongful-termination","ad_countries-haiti","ad_key_buyer-ad-resources","ad_key_buyer-cotton-gallery","ad_key_buyer-gildan"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrc.goodbear.co.uk\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/factoryinvestigation\/48494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrc.goodbear.co.uk\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/factoryinvestigation"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrc.goodbear.co.uk\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/factoryinvestigation"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrc.goodbear.co.uk\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrc.goodbear.co.uk\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48494"},{"taxonomy":"ad_language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrc.goodbear.co.uk\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ad_language?post=48494"},{"taxonomy":"ad_countries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrc.goodbear.co.uk\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ad_countries?post=48494"},{"taxonomy":"ad_key_buyer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrc.goodbear.co.uk\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ad_key_buyer?post=48494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}