Violence against Workers

News Story

Levi’s under fire after supplier laid off hundreds of workers

Media outlet: CNN

June 26, 2024
News Story

Explainer: The cost of ignoring worker freedom of association

Media outlet: just-style

June 26, 2024
News Story

We couldn’t even afford to buy the pants we made’: Turkish Levi’s worker speaks out

Media outlet: CNN

June 25, 2024
News Story

Levi’s Turkish Supplier behind Worst Union-Busting Case in Years, Labor Group Says

Media outlet: Rivet

June 21, 2024
Factory Investigation

Özak/Kübrateks

The WRC investigated reports of severe repression of workers’ freedom of association—including mass…

June 21, 2024
News Story

Garment Worker Allegedly Shot Dead by Bangladeshi Police as Wage Protests Escalate

Media outlet: Sourcing Journal

October 31, 2023
News Story

4 Gildan Union Leaders Die in Honduras Shooting

Media outlet: Sourcing Journal

June 29, 2023
Commentary

WRC Statement in Response to Murder of Shahidul Islam

The WRC stands with the international labor rights community in mourning and condemning…

June 28, 2023
Factory Investigation

Winners

In 2020, the WRC documented serious violations of workers’ rights to freedom of…

February 24, 2023
Report

Banning Hope: Bangladesh Garment Workers, Seeking a Dollar an Hour Face Mass Firings, Violence, and False Arrests

The government and apparel factory owners in Bangladesh have carried out a brutal…

May 17, 2019
Report

Unholy Alliances: How Employers in El Salvador’s Garment Industry Collude with a Corrupt Labor Federation, Company Unions and Violent Gangs to Suppress Workers’ Rights

This report details how garment factories in El Salvador collude with various corrupt…

January 22, 2015
Report

Alianzas Nefastas

Este informe detalla cómo las fábricas de confección en El Salvador se confabulan…

January 22, 2015