Gender-Based Violence and Harassment

News Story

Bosses force female workers making jeans for Levis and Wrangler into sex, report claims

Media outlet: The Guardian

August 15, 2019
News Story

Levi Strauss, Kontoor Back Worker-Protection Accord in Lesotho

Media outlet: Bloomberg

August 15, 2019
Press Release

Leading apparel brands, trade unions, and women’s rights organizations sign binding agreements to combat gender-based violence and harassment at key supplier’s factories in Lesotho

Maseru, Lesotho; Washington, D.C. (August 15, 2019): Civil society groups, an international apparel…

August 15, 2019
Factory Investigation

Delta Apparel Honduras

The WRC investigated a complaint filed by workers at Delta Apparel Honduras (DAH),…

July 1, 2019
Report

“Ethiopia is a North Star”: Grim Conditions and Miserable Wages Guide Apparel Brands in their Race to the Bottom

As global brands continue their relentless quest for low-cost production locations, Ethiopia is…

December 31, 2018
Factory Investigation

MAA Garment and Textiles, Kebire Enterprises

Based in the northern Tigray province in the town of Mekelle, MAA Garment…

December 31, 2018
Factory Investigation

Hansae Vietnam

The Hansae Vietnam factory has been the subject of in-depth investigation and reporting…

October 19, 2017
News Story

Factory auditing is failing workers, suggests report

Media outlet: Ecotextile News

December 22, 2016
Factory Investigation

Arneses y Accesorios de Mexico (PKC Group)

The WRC's inquiry found, on the basis of overwhelming evidence, that, since August…

June 18, 2013
Factory Investigation

Alamode, S.A.

The WRC found continued non-compliance with the City of San Francisco's Ordinance in…

June 10, 2013
Factory Investigation

Star, S.A.

The National Labor Committee originally brought the Star factory in Honduras to the…

October 12, 2012
Factory Investigation

ITIC Apparel

The WRC's investigation found that ITIC Apparel violates the Sweatfree Contracting Ordinance's requirements…

February 8, 2012