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.

Dong Thanh Garment Joint Stock Co.

Country: Vietnam
Last updated: 2022
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Living Wage, Overtime Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage and Hour Violations, Wage Theft

The WRC’s assessment of Dong Thanh found violations of Vietnamese labor law, relevant international labor standards, buyer codes of conduct,…

September 27, 2022

Posmi Sweaters Ltd.

Country: Bangladesh
Last updated: 2022
Issues: Wage and Hour Violations, Wage Theft, Wrongful Termination

The WRC initiated an investigation in response to a complaint from the Akota Garment Workers Federation (AGWF), brought on behalf…

August 31, 2022

Pure Cotton

Country: United States
Last updated: 2022
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…

August 31, 2022

RJ Torres

Country: Dominican Republic
Last updated: 2022
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-Based Violence and Discrimination, Health & Safety Violations, Wage and Hour Violations

In 2022, the WRC investigated working conditions and labor practices at RJ Torres Manufacturing, located in the Dominican Republic. This…

August 31, 2022

Din Han Enterprise

Country: Cambodia
Last updated: 2022
Issues: Wage Theft

The WRC identified violations of law and university labor codes at Din Han in the context of a temporary factory…

August 24, 2022

Hoosier Manufacturing

Country: Guatemala
Last updated: 2022
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Wrongful Termination

In 2022, the WRC investigated complaints of retaliatory dismissal of 25 workers who allegedly attempted to form a union in…

May 27, 2022

Brilliant Alliance Thai Global Ltd.

Country: Thailand
Last updated: 2022
Issues: Covid-19, Wage Theft

The apparel industry’s chronically low wages left most garment workers with no savings on the eve of the Covid-19 crisis.

May 26, 2022

Natchi Apparel

Country: India
Last updated: 2022
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Forced Labor, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-Based Violence and Discrimination

Labor organizations have signed binding agreements with Natchi owner Eastman Apparel and with H&M to combat gender-based violence and harassment…

May 22, 2022

Can Man Garment

Country: Vietnam
Last updated: 2022
Issues: Child Labor, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Living Wage, Overtime Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage and Hour Violations, Wage Theft

In November 2020 through January 2021 the WRC was retained by Covered California to assess compliance with sweat-free procurement standards…

January 27, 2022

PT Hansoll Hyun

Country: Indonesia
Last updated: 2022
Issues: Wage Theft

Hansoll Hyun closed without paying workers millions of dollars in legally mandated severance and other compensation. Prior to its closure,…

January 20, 2022

Industrias Florenzi

Country: El Salvador
Last updated: 2021
Issues: Covid-19, Wage Theft

Industrias Florenzi closed factory operations in July 2020. At the time of the closure, the factory failed to pay 207…

December 23, 2021

Honeys Garment Industry Ltd.

Country: Myanmar
Last updated: 2021
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Overtime Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage and Hour Violations, Wage Theft, Wrongful Termination

From August through November 2019, the Worker Rights Consortium (“WRC”) conducted an assessment of working conditions and labor practices at…

December 1, 2021