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.

PT L&B

Country: Indonesia
Last updated: 2021
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.

April 6, 2021

PT Gunung Salak Sukabumi

Country: Indonesia
Last updated: 2021
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.

April 6, 2021

Propitious (Cambodia) Garment Ltd.

Country: Cambodia
Last updated: 2021
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.

April 6, 2021

Poshak Knitwears Ltd.

Country: Bangladesh
Last updated: 2021
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.

April 6, 2021

New Best Global Textile Co. Ltd.

Country: Cambodia
Last updated: 2021
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.

April 6, 2021

Myanmar Royal Apollo Garment Factory

Country: Myanmar
Last updated: 2021
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.

April 6, 2021

Minikin Togs Ltd.

Country: Dominican Republic
Last updated: 2021
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.

April 6, 2021

Hong Sen Textile

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

Hong Sen Textile, a Next supplier factory in Takeo province, Cambodia, suspended operations in August 2020, when its owner fled…

April 6, 2021

Hana I Inc.

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

On June 23, 2020, Hana I Inc. declared bankruptcy and announced it would close, claiming financial losses due to the…

April 6, 2021

Glory Industries Ltd.

Country: Bangladesh
Last updated: 2021
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.

April 6, 2021

Gladpeer Garments Factory Ltd.

Country: Cambodia
Last updated: 2021
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.

April 6, 2021

Garden City Fashions

Country: India
Last updated: 2021
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.

April 6, 2021