Industrial Hana

Industrial Hana, a garment factory in Guatemala, permanently closed operations in October 2023, failing to pay legally required severance to approximately 250 employees. The factory produced garments, under subcontracting relationships with other local manufacturers, for Lucky Brand (owned by Catalyst, Authentic Brands Group, and Shein), American Eagle Outfitters, and Puma.

The WRC engaged with factory buyers, and, as a result, all three brands agreed to make significant contributions, totaling $1.5 million, to remedy the violations.

Read More:

• Lucky Brand Joins AEO and Puma to Help Workers Owed $1.5 Million by Guatemalan Subcontractor – September 25, 2025
• $1.5 Million Wage Theft from Guatemalan Workers Who Made Lucky Brand Owned by Authentic and Shein – November 5, 2024
• Una fábrica que producía para Lucky Brand, propiedad de Authentic y Shein, les ha robado US$1.5 millones a sus extrabajadoras(es) guatemaltecas – November 5, 2024
• Guatemalan Factory That Produced Lucky Brands, American Eagle, Hanesbrands, and Gillz Closed Owing Workers $1.4 Million in Severance – February 26, 2024

In the news:

• “Lucky Brand Joins American Eagle Outfitters, Puma in Compensating Guatemalan Workers,” Sourcing Journal – October 3, 2025
• “Lucky Brand adds to garment worker severance fund in Guatemala,” Just Style – September 29, 2025
• “Lucky Brand pays up for Guatemalan workers,” Ecotextile News – September 26, 2025
• “Episode 27: The Growing Role of Private Equity in Fashion,” Art of Citizenry – May 22, 2025
• “Episode 25: Not So Lucky Jeans — Unauthorized Subcontracting & Wage Theft in Fashion Supply Chains,” Art of Citizenry – April 24, 2025
• “Should Lucky Brand Be on the Hook for Severance at Subcontracted Factory?,” Sourcing Journal – November 26, 2024
• “Authentic, SPARC, Shein urged to remediate after factory closure,” Just Style – November 11, 2024
• “WRC accuses Shein over garment factory closure,” Ecotextile News – November 8, 2024
• “Severance violation in private equity-owned Lucky Brand supply chain,” Private Equity Stakeholder Project – July 30, 2024