Health & Safety Violations

Commentary

Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan Unions Call for Health and Safety Protections for Garment Workers

The Covid 19 pandemic has posed new health and safety risks for garment…

August 31, 2021
Factory Investigation

K.P. Textil

The WRC investigated a May 2020 outbreak of Covid-19 at K.P. Textil that…

June 28, 2021
Affiliate Communcation

WRC Case Brief: K.P. Textil (Guatemala)

To:WRC Affiliate Universities and CollegesFrom:Scott Nova, Tara Mathur, and Ben HenslerDate:June 25, 2021Re:WRC…

June 25, 2021
News Story

Global rights groups for TRIPS waiver to protect RMG workers from Covid-19

Media outlet: New Age

May 18, 2021
Report

Unfinished Business: Outstanding safety hazards at garment factories show that the Accord must be extended and expanded

New report by the WRC and other witness signatories to the Bangladesh Accord…

April 29, 2021
News Story

Covid-19 Infections Surge at One of World’s Largest Medical Glove Makers

Media outlet: The Wall Street Journal

November 27, 2020
Factory Investigation

Popular International Garment Co., Ltd.

The WRC’s assessment of Popular Garment identified numerous violations of Burmese labor law,…

November 19, 2020
Report

To Create a Better Everyday Life for Some People

There are few research studies on the labor conditions of home textile factory…

February 4, 2020
Factory Investigation

Suprema Manufacturing S.A.

The WRC’s assessment at Suprema Manufacturing found violations in the areas of wages…

January 24, 2020
Factory Investigation

Delta Apparel Honduras

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

July 1, 2019
Press Release

Amidst Wave of Deadly Fires, Bangladesh Government Threatens to Expel the Only Credible Building Safety Programme in the Country and Further Suppress Workers’ Rights

On the sixth anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse, labour rights…

April 23, 2019
Report

Bangladesh Government’s Safety Inspection Agencies Not Ready to Take Over Accord’s Work

The government of Bangladesh is using proceedings before the Supreme Court of Bangladesh…

April 17, 2019