Wage and Severance Theft

Report

Stealing from the Poor: Wage Theft in the Haitian Apparel Industry

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Its expanding garment industry…

May 17, 2013
News Story

Adidas insurance fund for workers

Media outlet: Ecotextile News

October 16, 2012
Factory Investigation

C.J.’s Seafood

After conducting interviews with workers, the WRC found grave and systematic abuses of…

June 20, 2012
Factory Investigation

ITIC Apparel

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

February 8, 2012
Factory Investigation

Hugger de Honduras

The WRC launched investigations concerning Hugger and Vision Tex in response to worker…

September 7, 2011
Factory Investigation

Eagle Speed Marketing

The WRC began its investigation at Eagle Speed after receiving a complaint that…

August 1, 2011
Factory Investigation

June Textile Company (Gimmill Industrial, Pte Ltd.)

On July 24, 2011, June Textile Company, a factory in Cambodia that formerly…

July 25, 2011
Factory Investigation

Kwangduk Langgeng (Formerly PT Kolon Langgeng)

The WRC successfully protected the rights of employees during the closure, a highly…

March 9, 2011
Factory Investigation

Lajas and Adjuntas (Propper International)

The WRC's investigation found credible evidence of violations of relevant laws in the…

December 10, 2010
Factory Investigation

Productora Clinimex

The investigation identified noncompliance with the Sweatfree Contracting Ordinance's requirements in the areas…

November 19, 2010
Factory Investigation

Shahi Exports Unit 12

An investigation by the WRC in early 2010 determined that, with the tacit…

April 28, 2010
Factory Investigation

TOS Dominicana

The WRC found substantial, credible evidence that serious violations of domestic law and…

August 19, 2009