Factory Investigations

The WRC has conducted hundreds of factory investigations in more than two dozen countries, many in response to complaints from workers and worker organizations. You can browse case summaries, full public reports, and related documents and background information for many of these investigations below. Reports include detailed information on findings, the WRC’s recommendations for remedies (from reinstatement of illegally fired workers, to urgent safety improvements, to back pay) and whether or not brands and factories have implemented these remedies. Click on a factory name in the results to view the case summary and links to the full report and other documents.

Tex-Ray Swaziland PTY Ltd.

Country: Swaziland
Last updated: 2015
Issues: Health & Safety Violations

The WRC launched its investigation in response to a complaint from a Swazi union federation representing workers at the plant.

February 27, 2015

I-Cheng (Cambodia) Co., Ltd.

Country: Cambodia
Last updated: 2015
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Overtime Violations, Precarious Work, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage Theft, Wrongful Termination

The WRC's assessment of I-Cheng found violations in the areas of: (1) wages and hours, including payment of a probationary…

February 13, 2015

Kin Tai Garment

Country: Cambodia
Last updated: 2014
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Precarious Work, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wrongful Termination

The WRC's assessment of Kin Tai, initiated in March 2013, identified a number of serious labor rights violations in the…

December 31, 2014

BKI, S.A.

Country: Haiti
Last updated: 2014
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Overtime Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage Theft

The WRC's assessment of BKI identified noncompliance with the Ordinance's requirements in the following main areas: (1) wages and hours,…

October 1, 2014

Centro Textil (Centex)

Country: Nicaragua
Last updated: 2014
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Wrongful Termination

The WRC found compelling evidence that Centex violated Nicaraguan law, international labor standards, and university codes of conduct by engaging…

June 5, 2014

Yue Yuen (Holdings), Limited

Country: China
Last updated: 2014
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations

In April 2014, longstanding violations of workers’ rights under local laws and university codes of conduct at Yue Yuen (Holdings)…

May 16, 2014

Prolexus Bhd. (Honsin Apparel)

Country: Malaysia
Last updated: 2014
Issues: Migrant Worker Abuse

The WRC worked to secure release from detention, urgently needed medical care, and financial compensation for a Cambodian migrant worker…

April 23, 2014

F&D, S.A. de C.V.

Country: El Salvador
Last updated: 2014
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Overtime Violations, Wage Theft

In 2009-2010, the WRC was contacted by F&D workers who had recently formed a union affiliated to the SITS, a…

March 24, 2014

Canteran Apparel

Country: Cambodia
Last updated: 2014
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Wage Theft

The WRC report "Crackdown in Cambodia," dated March 24, 2014, detailed deadly attacks by Cambodian security forces on protesting Cambodian…

March 24, 2014

Yakjin Garment

Country: Cambodia
Last updated: 2014
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations

The WRC report “Crackdown in Cambodia,” dated March 24, 2014, detailed deadly attacks by Cambodian security forces on protesting Cambodian…

March 24, 2014

Optimum Fashion Wear

Country: Bangladesh
Last updated: 2014
Issues: Health & Safety Violations

The WRC, with a leading fire safety engineering firm, Hughes Associates Europe, inspected Optimum Fashion, a factory producing collegiate goods…

March 14, 2014

Zongtex Garment Manufacturing

Country: Cambodia
Last updated: 2014
Issues: Child Labor, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Overtime Violations, Wage and Hour Violations

Since initiating an investigation in response to worker complaints, the WRC has documented violations at both Zongtex’s main factory in…

March 13, 2014