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Broken threads: College clothing made in factories rife with labor violations, poverty wages

Media outlet: Omaha World-Herald

October 26, 2023
Factory Investigation

Violet Apparel Co. Ltd.

The July 1, 2020, closure of Violet Apparel Co. Ltd. in Phnom Penh,…

June 15, 2023
Factory Investigation

Hulu Garment Co. Ltd.

The apparel industry’s chronically low wages left most garment workers with no savings…

April 10, 2023
News Story

Guatemalan Target Supplier’s Laid-Off Workers Still Waiting for Severance

Media outlet: Sourcing Journal

January 3, 2023
News Story

Retailers, facing an inventory crisis, are cancelling orders again

Media outlet: Vogue Business

October 6, 2022
Factory Investigation

Brilliant Alliance Thai Global Ltd.

The apparel industry’s chronically low wages left most garment workers with no savings…

May 26, 2022
Affiliate Communcation

Back Pay Secured for Workers Denied Wages at Indonesian Factory Decorating Collegiate Goods for adidas, Columbia Sportswear, Fanatics

To:WRC Affiliate Universities and CollegesFrom:Rola Abimourched and Bent GehrtDate:May 2, 2022Re:Back Pay Secured…

May 2, 2022
News Story

Fashion brands said ‘never again’ but women are still being exploited in supply chains

Media outlet: The Independent

April 24, 2022
Affiliate Communcation

Update on Hong Seng Knitting (Thailand)

To:WRC Affiliate Universities and CollegesFrom:Scott NovaDate:April 19, 2022Re:Update on Hong Seng Knitting (Thailand)…

April 19, 2022
Affiliate Communcation

State of California Asked WRC to Deliver Living Wages to Workers Making Masks

To:WRC Affiliate Universities and CollegesFrom:Ben Hensler, Bent Gehrt, and Scott NovaDate:January 24, 2022Re:State…

January 24, 2022
Factory Investigation

Industrias Florenzi

Industrias Florenzi closed factory operations in July 2020. At the time of the…

December 23, 2021
News Story

Fashion’s $40 Billion Cancellation Spree Leaves Suppliers Footing the Bill

Media outlet: Sourcing Journal

December 14, 2021