Resolved cases

Feb 5, 2008Settlement Reached by A-One Factory Workers in Bangladesh Illegally dismissed workers atTessival supplier accept severance after two-year struggle Agitating Dhaka garment workersAfter a two-year fight for justice, 50 workers at the A-One factory inBangladesh finally received compensation from the Italian companyTessival, currently the factory's only remaining buyer.

Feb 3, 2008Bangladeshi authorities released Mehedi Hasan from custody Good news! Thanks to concerted pressure from human and labour rights activists around the world, the Bangladeshi authorities released Mehedi Hasan from custody on Sunday, February 3.

Jan29, 2008FFI- 'CASE CLOSED'Atthe beginning of 2008, Clean Clothes Campaignand India Committee of the Netherlands (CCCand ICN), and Fiber & Fabrics Internationalalong with its subsidiary Jeans Knit PrivateLimited (FFI/JKPL), have resolved their differencesas to labour conditions at the Indian clothingproduction facilities of FFI/JKPL. In consultation with local organisations andunions in Bangalore, an Ombudsperson in Bangalorewill be appointed to resolve future problems.Should employees, local organisations, CCCor ICN have any complaints concerning labourconditions, they can submit these to the Ombudsperson,who will attempt to resolve them. Employeeswill be free to organise themselves in a unionof their choice. On the basis of this agreement,CCC and ICN are confident that any violationsof labour rights will be reported in a timelyfashion and will be resolved in a correctmanner. Parties therefore no longer requirethe courts to provide judgement on the differenceof opinion as to the allegations put forwardby local Indian organisations, and disputedby FFI/JKPL, as to events lying in the past(2005/2006). Therefore, the Indian companywithdraws all legal proceedings, and CCC andICN bring to an end all campaigns againstFFI/JKPL and the Dutch jeans brand G-Star.CCC and ICN applaud the fact that G-Star,as the most important former client of FFI/JKPLrestores their commercial relationship withFFI/JKPL."

Sit-in strikeends at Haowei ToysThe sit-instrike at Disney supplier Haowei Toys has ended, but the campaign toimprove working conditions at other Disney factories continues. Over 300 workersof the Haowei Toys factory in Shenzhen, China, producing plastic toysfor Disney, have been protesting day and night against the violation oftheir labour rights. Labour rights violations reported by the Studentsand Scholars against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM) include excessiveovertime, under-payment or non-payment of overtime, forced signing ofblank contracts, withholding pension and social insurance payments,exposure to dangerous toxins and unhealthy dormitory conditions.

May30, 2007 WorkersSuccessfully Negotiate Settlement at BJ&BTheCCC is pleased to report that workers atthe BJ&B garment factory in the DominicanRepublic have succeeded in obtaining a satisfactoryseverance agreement.Thanks to everyonewho wrote letters to Nike and adidas urgingthem to press their supplier to negotiatea fair settlement for the workers! The settlementprovides for three months' severance payabove what is legally required by Dominicanlaw, and includes a donation of 200,000pesos to the union and its parent federationfor organising and educational programs.
Feb 28, 2007Agreement reached in Paxar case The CCC is pleased to report that, after lengthynegotiations, an agreement has been reachedbetween the trade union Teksif and Paxar Turkey.On February 26th 2007 Teksif and Paxar Turkeysigned a collective contract and protocol,in which wages are secured at inflation level,and the union is officially recognized andaccepted as the legitimate representativeof all its members at Paxar. Also the issueof the dismissed workers has been satisfactorilydealt with.The CCC would like to thank all of you whowrote letters to Paxar and Paxar's clientsin support of the Paxar workers and theirunion. The international attention to thiscase has no doubt played a role in generatingpressure for the final agreement to be reached.Nov29, 2006 Clover group reaches settlement with GinaForm Bra factory workers!
Afterlengthy negotiations, The Clover Group agreed topay all outstanding bonuses and legally requiredseverance pay and approximately three-and-a-halfmonths additional salary above the legal minimumseverance pay for each worker.Gina workers have been fighting to keep their unionizedfactory open after receiving word in early Septemberthat the Clover Group was going to close the factoryand shift orders to China or Cambodia.

Thank you to everyone who wrote a letter or participatedin action towards the buyers or Clover Group. Wehope to send a more detailed statement from theunion itself shortly. June 22, 2006Publicis ThailandDrops Suit Against TLC Coordinator!
TheCCC is pleased to report that PublicisThailand, the Thai subsidiary of French-basedglobal public relations giant PublicisGroupe has withdrawn its libel lawsuitagainst Junya Lek Yimprasert, coordinatorof the Thai Labour Campaign (TLC).Yimpraserthad been charged with "defamationby propagation" after the TLC websiterepublished a CSR Asia Weekly articleabout an unfair dismissal case filedby Publicis Thailand employees. Followingan international campaign calling uponPublicis to unconditionally drop theirsuit against Yimprasert, on June 20thPublicis lawyers withdrew the suit fromBangkok's Southern Criminal Court.Read more>>

Mexican Activist Martin Barrios Released!

We are pleased to report that onThursday, January 12 2006 Martin AmaruBarrios Hernandez was released fromjail without charge. Barrios, presidentof the Mexican Human and Labour RightsCommission of the Tehuacan Valley,had been falsely accused of blackmailinga factory owner.
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Unjustly ImprisonedHuman Rights Activist Needs Your Support
DemandImmediate Release of Martin BarriosHernández

Falsely accused of attempting toblackmail a maquila owner, Mexicanhuman rights activist Martin BarriosHernández is being held ina Puebla state prison.

Your support is urgently needed toobtain the immediate release of thiswell-respected defender of the rightsof maquila workers and indigenouscommunities in the Tehuacan Valleyregion of the Mexican state of Puebla.

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IOC onthin ice over workers' rights

ThePlay Fair Alliance, which brings togethertrade unions and labour rights groups worldwidelaunched a campaign at the 2004 Athens Olympicsto urge the IOC and sportswear brands totake action to weed out the exploitationendemic to the industry.

At the occurrence of the Turin Olympics,the Clean Clothes Campaign published anupdate on the steps being taken by the brands,the World Federation of Sporting Goods Industriesand the Olympic family since the AthensOlympics.

During this Olympics we especially expressour dismay at the IOC's lack of commitmentto ensuring that the Olympic ideals of respect,dignity and fair play are respected by theglobal sportswear industry.

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Action needed for Guatemalanactivist imprisoned in US

Mary Mejia is a former maquila workerand union activist who was detainedby US immigration at the Houston InternationalAirport on July 5. Mejía hasfiled for political asylum in theUS and is currently being held inan immigration prison next to theairport.

Fax Houston immigration today torequest parole for threatened labororganizer MARY MEJIA! Read more >>

March 2005, Good news in MSP case: union activistsreinstated in Thailand

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Dec 2005, ContractSigned at the CODEVI Free Trade Zone
Please find here news fromBatay Ouvriye regarding positive developmentsat the Codevi Free Trade Zone in Haiti,where a collective bargaining agreementwas signed earlier this week. Readmore >>

Feb2005, Fired Codevi workerssign historic agreement - Insufficientwork at factory
On February 5th, 2005, after prolongednegotiations, the SOKOWA union andCODEVI management representativessigned an agreement in a labor disputethat has been ongoing since June 2004.Readmore >>

July 2004, What are Levi’sand the IFC doing for the Codevi workers?
Since we last updated you in Juneon the Codevi case in Haiti the situationhas not improved for the garment workersthere who produce jeans for Levi Strauss.On June 11th Grupo M fired 254 workersat the World Bank IFC-funded facility,including six of seven union committeemembers. Instead of reinstating theworkers, Grupo M has moved part ofits production from Codevi to thefactories they have in the DominicanRepublic. Readmore >>

June 2004, Please take actiontoday in support of workers at theCodevi FTZ in Haiti. These workers,who produce garments for Levi Strauss,have had a serious ongoing labor disputewith factory management and thoughan agreement was reached in April,they are presently confronted withsevere violence. At this moment, followinga one day strike yesterday, June 8,workers are locked-out and urgentlyneed your support.
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Gildancloses Honduran factory in the midstof a labour dispute.

Gildan updateDec 16 2004 FLARecognizes Action Taken by Gildan;Still More to be Done
Canadian T-shirt company still mustaddress El Progreso Rights Violations

On December 10, theFair Labor Association (FLA) Boardof Directors announced it was reinstatingCanadian T-shirt manufacturer GildanActivewear as an FLA ParticipatingCompany. Gildan’s membershiphad been challenged due to failureto comply with good labor standardsat its El Progreso facility in Honduras.Gildan was threatened with terminationof its FLA membership unless it tookspecific action, set out in an Oct.26 resolution from the FLA. Accordingto the FLA’s statement, Gildanhas taken “substantial steps… to meet the conditions specifiedby the FLA Board in its Resolutionof October 26, 2004.”

Gildan still has alot of work to do to address the rightsviolations at El Progreso and to ensurethat workers at all Gildan supplyfacilities are able to exercise theirrights. The CCC will continue to monitordevelopments in this case and willpost a request for action should additionalpressure on Gildan be needed.

The Maquila SolidarityNetwork (MSN), b ased in Canada, hasbeen working closely on this caseduring recent months and releasedthe following statement regardinglast week’s FLA decision. Read more >>>

What happenedbefore:

• July 26 2004,Tell Gildan Activewear: Don'tCut and Run
  In a surprise move, CanadianT-shirt manufacturer Gildan Activewearannounced the closure of its ElProgeso sewing factory in Honduras,which has been under investigationfor a series of worker rightsviolations. Please write to Gildantoday demanding that the companyreverse its decision to closethe factory and that it complywith all recommendations to addressthe violations.
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• July 30 2004, Gildan given 90 days to complywith the FLA's standards.
  Tell Gildan to reverse their decisionto close the El Progreso factory,and to fully comply with all therecommendations of the FLA andWRC for corrective action.Readmore >>
  October 2004, Gildan El Progreso shuts down,urgent action needed
  October 2004 - We aredisappointed to report that Canada-basedGildan Activewear has closed itsEl Progreso factory in Honduras,in the midst of a dispute regardingquestionable labor practices atthe factory. They plan to relocateproduction elsewhere. It is crucialthat Gildan is sent a clear messagethat this is unacceptable –workers who speak out in defenseof their rights should not bepunished.
  Please pressure Gildan to properlycompensate their El Progreso workers(including those unjustly firedfor supporting the union) andmeet other key demands articulatedby the workers.
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• 16 Nov 2004, Put more pressure Gildan!,
  Please find here an update fromthe Maquila Solidarity Network onthe case of the El Progreso factoryin Honduras, which produced garmentsfor Gildan Activewear, a Canadiancompany that also sells T-shirtsin Europe. Gildan closed this factoryin Honduras, in the midst of a disputeregarding questionable labor practices.The CCC encourages you to followup on the action request in thisappeal.
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WorkersReinstated at PT Sarasa BalarajaAug2005 - Following a long remediation processspearheaded by the CCC, the Campaign forLabor Rights (CLR), and the Worker RightsConsortium (WRC), hundreds of workers havebeen reinstated at an Indonesian garmentfactory that was the site of a long-runningdispute and the subject of several CCC callsfor action.
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June2004, Request for action ina case of union repression at a SriLankan factory producing gloves forNorth American and European brands.Union members have been facing ongoingharassment, demotion and dismissalin response to their organizing efforts.

This letter containsinformation concerning the most recentdevelopments in the case as well asa call for action. Please read theenclosed information carefully, takethe actions recommended by sendingletters to the authorities & companiesinvolved in this situation, and forwardthis information to as many of yourfriends and colleagues as possible.Sample letters are included below.

June 2004, Please take actionto support union demands in the wakeof another garment factory tragedyoccurred in Bangladesh. On May 3rdnine women were trampled to deathand 50 others injured when they ranfor their lives after a false firealarm, at a building housing severalgarment factories in Bangladesh.
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• Dec 2004,Update Misco Supermarket fire Bangladesh
  Though the action taken by the BGMEAfalls short of the union's demands,the BTGWL informed us on 13 December2004 that no further action wouldbe taen in the Misco Supermarketcase. At this time we would liketo thank all those who sent lettersand responded to the appeal.
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March2004 - Please find here a requestfrom the Clean Clothes Campaign TaskForce - Tamil Nadu to participatein their campaign to push for improvementsin the textile mills in Vedasanthur,India. Throughout the sector theyreport that there are violations ofworkers rights, including low wagesand long working hours, intimidationand unjust dismissals, and the useof child labor.

UrgentAction: End the Lockout of Workers atPT Kahatex!

Send your protest e-mail now!

Please take action in the followingcase involving more than 500 workersproducing for a number of Europeanand U.S. brands, who have been lockedout of their workplace for demandingthat they be paid the minimum wage.

We are extremely happy to reporta significant breakthrough in thecase of PT Kahatex Sweater locatedin Bandung, Indonesia. The companyhas agreed to re-employ all of thelocked-out workers who wish to return!Two hundred and ten of these workershave already indicated that they wishto be re-employed and the companyhas agreed that this group will startwork by March 1.

• Dec 2003, PTKahatex: Update and Urgent Actionrequest
  Your support is urgently neededfor the fired workers at PT KahatexSweater Division in Bandung! OnOctober 9 the CCC reported aboutthe actions undertaken in amongothers Germany and Austria topressure companies Tom Tailorand s.Oliver to rehire the 537workers who were locked out aftergoing on strike to demand thatthey be paid the minimum wageand that other legal rights beimplemented.

• Oct 2003 update: VariousCCCs have taken action to putpressure on the European companiessourcing at PT Kahatex Sweater.

• Sept 2003, LegalAnalysis of PT Kahatex SweaterDivision Case

• Sept 2003, GermanCCC action at Tom Tailor storein Hamburg. CCC activistscontinue to demand that Tom Tailor'sIndonesian supplier PT Kahatexreinstate workers illegally firedin May.

• Aug 2003, Moreaction needed on PT Kahatex case!
  We need to increase the pressureon the brands producing theirgarments at PT Kahatex. Pleasecontact these companies - Olsen,Lerros, Tom Tailor and S. Oliver- to demand that they urge Kahatexmanagement to respect workersrights.

• July 2003, Endthe Lockout of Workers at PT Kahatex!

Protest murder of Cambodian union leader

On January 22 2004 Chea Vichea,the president of the Free TradeUnion of Workers of the Kingdomof Cambodia (FTUWKC), which organizesgarment workers, was shot dead inPhnom Penh. The Clean Clothes Campaign(CCC) condemns this killing anddeplores this use of violence toattempt to silence the movementfor workers' rights in Cambodia.We call upon our network membersto demand immediate action fromthe Cambodian government to investigatethis murder and bring Vichea's killersand those behind the killing tojustice. For more details of thesetragic events and a sample letteryou can send to the Camdodian governmenttoday
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URGENTACTION ALERT:
Mexican Labour Rights Activist Attackedand Brutally Beaten

Jan 2004 - Pleasefind here an urgent call for action,concerning the assault on a Mexicanlabour rights activist and coordinatorof the Human and Labour Rights Commissionof the Tehuacan Valley. They haverecently defended the rights ofhundreds of workers who were unjustlyfired from the Tarrant factory –the case for which we have in thelast months sent around variousappeals. It is much appreciatedif you send your letters of concerntoday. Many thanks in advance.
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TheSaipan workers' lawsuit

In January 1999 three separate lawsuitswere filed challenging the unlawfulsweatshop conditions in the Saipan,CNMI garment industry. A total of26 U.S. based retailers and manufacturerson the island were sued for violatingworkers' rights and using "indenturedslavery". The lawsuit ended with a victory forthe garment workers in January 2004. Please find here an overview ofwhat happened. more>>

Firekills at least 42 workers in shoe factoryin India

Shree Jee International, a footwearmanufacturing unit based in Agra,India and exporting to among othersthe UK and Ireland caught fire between10-00 am and 10-15 am in the morningof May 24, 2002; resulting in a devastatingaccident. According to official figures,42 workers died in the accident and11 were injured.

• Nov 2003, ShreeJee Fire Follow-up: Some Progress,but More Pressure Needed
  More pressure is needed to pushthese companies to develop andimplement policies and proceduresthat support compliance with goodlabor standards where their goodsare produced.

• May 2003, Actionat International Shoe Agency inLondon because of Agra (India)factory fire

• Feb 2003, IndianWorkers Killed in Factory FireProducing for UK Brands
  Locked doors and windows contributeto high death toll

• Aug 2002, Sampleletters that you can send today!

• July 2002, Additionalinfo Shree Jee fire

• June 2002, Urgentaction required

• 198kb) TheFire that Killed 42 A FactFinding Report on the Accidentin a Footwear Manufacturing Unitof Agra National (Campaign onLabour Rights.)

Fightfor Union recognitionat Jaqalanka Free Trade Zone

Please find here a closed appeal for action fromthe Free Trade Zone Workers Union(FTZWU) in Sri Lanka regarding ananti-union campaign at a factory producingfor Nike and VF (for their Red Kapworkwear brand). more>>

Updates:

• June 2004, DisputeSettlement Process
  FTZAGSU Press Release

• We are happyto report very good news: the Jaqalankaworkers won their fight to get theunion recognized!
  • Pressrelease send out by the CPAand the FLA on the Jaqalankavictory

  • Memorandumof settlement between theFTZWU and Jaqalanka Ltd

• Oct 2003, Differentauditors visit Jaqalanka factory- international pressure working
  A complaint has been lodged withthe Fair Labour Association (FLA)and the investigation will commenceon 16th October 2003. Additionallyon the 18th September 2003 auditorsfrom the brand label Colombia visitedthe Jaqalanka factory and interviewedworkers.
• Sept 2003, FairLabor Association pressrelease concerningJaqalanka
  The Fair Labor Association has respondedto requests from both the Free TradeZone Workers Union (FTZWU) and NIKE,Inc. to seek a solution to the disputeover union recognition at the Jaqalankafacility in Sri Lanka.
• Aug 2003, Moreaction needed for Jaqalanka workers
• Aug 2003, Deaththreats to Jaqalanka union supporters
• July 2003, Jaqalankaunion fails to win recognition

July 2003, Timelineof events in Jaqalanka Ltd dispute

TarrantMéxico Ajalpan
More action needed:

Please take action again in anongoing conflict regarding violationsof the right to organize at theU.S.-owned Tarrant México– Ajalpan factory, which producesfor such brands as Levi’s,Tommy Hilfiger, The Limited andRalph Lauren. After workers at thefactory took action to demand improvedworking conditions, management firedhundreds of workers, including mostof the leaders of the newly formedunion. Now, this union is unjustlydenied a legal status by the Mexicanboard. More>>

Appealfor action from Gina Relation LabourUnion: Thailand

Appeal for action on behalf ofthe Gina Relation Labour Union regardingongoing union repression at theGina Form Bra Company, a Thai factorythat produces for brands such asGap, Victoria's Secret, Banana Republic,and KMart. more>>>

• October 2003, Thelatest situation of the Gina RelationsWorkers Union in Thailand

July 2003, Victoryat Gina Form!

We are very pleased to report thatgarment workers at the Gina Form BraCo., a Thai factory that producesfor such brands as Victoria’sSecret, Gap, and Kmart, have reachedan agreement with management in adispute that had gone on for morethan six months.

• June 2003, Citingcut in orders, Gina Form puts workforceon leave with half-pay
  Action is still needed to supportthe struggle of the Gina RelationWorker Union (GRWU) to have unfairlydismissed workers reinstated andensure that workers rights are respectedat a Thai garment factory producingfor a number of major North Americanbrands.
• March 2003, CleanClothes Campaign letter to WRAPconcerning a.o. the Gina Form casein Thailand, send on behalfalso of the ILRF, UNITE, GlobalExchange and CLR.
• March 2003, Unionleader Somboon reinstated!!
  Action still needed on Gina FormBra factory
• March 2003, Lettersent by the American SolidarityCentre, Bangkok, which explainsthe current situation in relationto the Collective Bargaining Agreement

Unrestand labour conflicts in Indonesia

• Feb 2003, Nikein Indonesia: Doson workers downto eating rice with salt, but stillNike refuses to pay.
• Feb 2003, Nikedenies pulling out of Indonesia.
• Jan 2003, Davosconference participants condemnrights violations
• Sept 2002, Appealfor action: Nike/PT Doson
• Sept 2002, SupportIndonesian workers opposing labourlaws
• Aug 2002, IndonesianProtestors Shot During Labor Rally

Supportstriking Puma workers in Mexico

22 Jan 2003 -Workers at MatamorosGarment, located in the Mexicanstate of Puebla, are currently onstrike after working for three weekswithout pay. They have decided toform their own independent union.

• Backgroundinformation

Updates

• 22 Jan 2003, CCCletter to Puma
• 24 Jan 2003, Puma'sstatement on cutting Matamoros Garment.
• 6 Feb 2003, Updateon Matamoros garment case
• 13 Feb 2003, Negativeresult from PUMA investigation atMatamaros.
• 27 Feb 2003, Latestdevelopments on the Matamoros Garmentcase and Puma
• 18 March 2003, Matamorosgarment campaign update
• 28 March 2003, MatamorosGarment Campaign Update
  The news is not good. As you willsee the factory, which was facingserious legal and financial difficulties(due to a large extent to mismanagement),has effectively closed down. Theworkers are left to carry the burden.
  Urgent and Continuous Actions Neededto Pressure the Government

France/USA:Brylane and Pinault-Printemps-La redoute

• Jan 2003, Brylaneand UNITE reach agreement
• Oct 2002, What'sGucci's dirty secret?
• Oct 2002, Aroundthe world with PPR
• Aug 2002, UpdateBrylane/PPR case
  Exposed for sweatshop abuses andunion-busting, gucci parent companytries to cut-and-run
• 31 July 2002, CCCresponse to PPR letter denying allegationsof anti-union behavior at Brylane
• 22 July 2002, UnionsWorldwide Charge PPR With ViolatingInternationally-Recognized CorporateResponsibility Standards (AFL-CIOPressrelease)
• 2 July 2002, UNITEfiles complaint with the OECD, chargingBryland Inc. and Pinault-Printemps-Redoutewith violations of guidelines
• 7 June 2002, U.S. OccupationalSafety and Health Administration'sinvestigationto dangerous and hazardous workingconditions at PPR's Brylane facility
• 6 June 2002, TopBritish designers Stella McCartneyand Alexander McQueen urged to tellparent company to ‘smartenup’
• 18 April 2002, Arequest to send letters of protestto the French company Pinault-Printemps-Redoute(PPR), to demand that they pressureBrylane, their U.S. subsidiary,to cease its anti-union campaign.

SupportKenyan Garment Workers

The Tailors and Textile Union andthe Kenyan Human Rights Commission(KHRC) is requesting action in acase involving approximately 9,200Kenyan garment workers, producingfor a number of major internationalbrands, who were fired after goingon strike in January to demand betterworking conditions. More>>

29 April 2003, Updateand request for action on KenyaEPZ layoffs

April 2003 - The ABGTeks garmentunion in Indonesia has contactedthe Clean Clothes Campaign to requestaction in the case of PT MGSU-Pabuaran,where workers producing for a majorU.S. retailer have been experiencingdelays in getting their wages paidin full and on time since January.more>>

Appealfor action: Bed & Bath, Thailand

The Thai Labour Campaign requestssupport in a campaign to help workersat a Thai factory (producing forsuch brands as Nike, Levi Strauss,adidas, and Reebok) get the backpay and severance pay they are owed.
Read the appeal for action.

- Chronology
- Senda protestletter to the Nike, Levi,adidas or Reebok representative
- Senda protestletter to the Thai primeminister

updates:

Jan 2004, Dignity Return - a 'sweat-free'garment operation in Thailand
'Dignity Return' is a clothing labelstill on the fringe of Thailand'ssprawling world of garment factories,where globally known brands likeNike and Levis dominate. But itrepresents hope - and more - forthe Thais churning out T-shirtsand headbands bearing the stampof this new label.

Dec 2003, Bed& Bath Workers Receive Compensationand Start Cooperative.

• Jan 2003, Partialvictory gained by the Bed &Bath workers!
• Jan 2003 Bedand Bath workers shave their headat the Ministry of Labour.
• Dec 2002, Bed& Bath workers demonstrate tothe UN Regional Head Office to handletter to the UN and ILO.

Jan 2003, Please find below a requestfor action in the case of 149 Thaigarment factory workers who havebeen left without jobs and no compensation,and salary and overtime unpaid aftertheir workplace was suddenly shutdown in December. Par Garment, locatednear Bangkok, produced garmentsfor such international brands asGap, Wal-Mart, Nike, and Tommy Hilfiger.More>>

Campaignto support the Free Trade Zone WorkersUnion of Sri Lanka

• Sept 2002, SriLanka update
• Jan 2002, Updateand Sample letters you can sendto support this campaign
• Sept 2001, Freedomof Association in Sri Lanka: Ata Critical Juncture

Justicefor Thai Samsonite workers!

Urge Samsonite to pressure theLight House company in Thailandto reinstate all the 73 dismissedworkers immediately. (moreinfo)

• Sept 2002, Thanksfrom Light House workers union andsupporters

• Sept 2002, SriLanka update
• Jan 2001, Update
• 31 July 2000, SupportSri Lankan workers who are opposing100 hours per month of compulsoryovertime

ElSalvador: Tainan Enterprises

• 13 Aug 2002, Tainancampaign suspended
• 15 May 2002 update: TainanEnterprises has a European connection
• 10 May 2002, Appealfor action in the case of the Tainanfactory in El Salvador.
  On April 26 the management of theTainan factory in El Salvador announcedthrough an article in local newspapersthat workers who had been suspendedfrom the factory, would not be returningto their jobs.

Supportunion at Ladybird garment factory, Thailand

• 15 June 2002, StruggleItself Was Victory For LadybirdWorkers
• 12 Jul 2001, Unresolvedissues at Ladybird

• June 23, 2001, Updateon Ladybird situation - Thailand
• May 29, 2001, Updateon Ladybird situation - Thailand
• May 21, 2001 Supportunion at Ladybird garment factory,Thailand

American Samoa (a US territory in theSouth Pacific)

• Feb 2001, TroubledGarment Factory on American SamoaShuts Down Leaving Workers Strandedwithout Work or Food

Stop Triumphproducing in Burma!

Canada/Lesotho:Don't cut and run; Help eliminate sweatshopabuses

• 13 March 2002, Urgentaction on Canada's Hudson Bay company

Unionsupporters placed under siege in Cimatextilesand Choishin factories Guatemala

• 25 Feb 2002, InternationalTextile, Garment and Leather Workers'Federation presents Choi Shin caseto OECD Korean National ContactPoint
• 26 Sept, 2001 - Workersare facing accusations of criminalcharges
• 3 Aug 2001, UpdateAttacked Maquila workers need implementationof recent agreement
  Action needed!
• 31 July 2001 UpdateMaquila workers reacht settlementin Guatemala
• 21 Sept 2001, Unionsupporters placed under siege ingarment factories that produce forLiz Claiborne in Guatemala

Bangladesh

9 Jan 2002, GlobalUnion Calls for Release of ChowdhuryCampaigner

24Garment workers die in Bangladeshi firealarm

8 Aug. 2001 - Another tragedy occuredas 24 workers died in a stampede followinga fire alarm.

• 29 Oct 2001, Updateon Bangladesh fire - Backgroundand what you can do (CCC)
• 15 Aug. 2001, Twenty-fourdie in Bangladesh garment factoryblaze (International Textile,Garment and Leather Workers' Federation)

ThaiDurable (Krieng) Thailand

• Sept 2nd 2000, Morethan 500 women workers of Thai Kriangare holding a permanent protestin front of the Government Houseof Thailand.
• 28 Sept 2000, Update
• 22 Jan 2001, Update
• 26 Jun 2001, Oneyear of the Strike of Thai DurableWorkers
• More info at: http://www.thailabour.org/campaigns/thaidurable/index.html

• 9 Aug 2001, BrutalMurder of Bangladesh Trade UnionActivist
• 4 July 2001, Strikein Bangladesh garment industry

Pleasefind below a request for actionin the case of Dahlan Gurning,33-year-old leader of Garteks unionat the PT Istana Garmindo Jaya garmentfactory in Indonesia.

Solidarityfor PT Panarub worker producing forAdidas in Indonesia

• July 27 2001, Jacarta post - Probationsentence sought for adidas workerNgadinah
• May 23, 2001, Statementfrom Ngadinah Binti Abu Mawardiafter being freed from jail.
• May 10, 2001, Updateand action request on Ngadinah case
• April 30 2001 Panarub case updateMessagefrom SISBIKUM
• April 27 2001, Message from Tim Conor/NikeWatchto adidas on the Panarub case
• April 26, 2001, Responsefrom adidas to our protest letterson the Panarub case
• Apr 2001, Solidarityfor PT Panarub worker producingfor Adidas in Indonesia

• 17 Jul 2001, UpdateIGMC strike Philippines
• 19 Jun 2001, GarmentFactory Strike in the Philippines

• 11 June 2001, SuperKnitting workers locked out

KukDong, the Mexican facility that producesfor Nike and Reebok

• 18 April, Updateon Mexmode (Kukdong)
• 1 Jan 2001, Nikeworkers on strike in Mexico
  Contact Nike today regarding thiscase and send a solidarity messageto the workers.
• Jan 12 Update, Striking Nikeworkers assaulted at factory inMexico
• Jan 25 Update on Kukdong case
  • FairLabor Association statement
  • Pressrelease from Nike
  • Reportto Universities Affiliated withthe Fair Labor AssociationRegarding the Kukdong InternationalConflict in Axtlico, Peubla,Mexico
• Two Independent Reports Confirmthat MexicanNike Workers' Rights Violated
• Feb.2 2001 Update on Kukdong case:70 Workers Not Allowed to Returnto their Jobs (United Students AgainstSweatshops)
• Feb. 6 2001, TheVerite report on Kuk Dong
• Jan 30 2001, Thereport from Arturo Alcald Justinianion conditions at Kuk Dong
• Areport from United Students AgainstSweatshops on action taken bythe FROC CROC union.
• 27Mar 2001, Kuk Dong update
• May 30th 2001, Violenceat KukDong
• June 13, 2001, Nike'sresponse to latest at Kuk Dong
• June 20, 2001, Updateon the Kukdong case
• !! Notethat Kukdong changed it's name toMex Mode

Sept 26, 2001 - KukdongWorkers Win Independent Union - &Continued Support for Mex Mode Workers

Unionsand the Chentex Factory in Nicaragua!

• 10 April 2001, Unionsand the Chentex Factory in Nicaragua!

• 9 Jan 2001, Kimistill closed in Honduras; students,UFCW intervene in Guatemala
• July 6 2000, Updateand sign-on letter Kimi/Honduras
• June 2000, Kimiresponds to concerns over factoryclosing; workers take severancepay in protest.
• May 26 2000, Kimicloses union factory, runs toGuatemala. Workers need your support

ThaiIryo Thailand

• Sept 15th 2000 ThaiIryo and Thai Iryo garment companieslaid off 1,236 workers
• 20Oct, Update

• 31 June 2000, Urgent appeal forBritish-ThaiSynthetic Textile workers

YooYang

• June 2000, Us/Leapand Yoo Yang meet, negotiatingconflict continues.
• June 6 2000, Honduras: YooYang struggle continues
• April 3 2000, Honduras:Yoo Yang signs agreement, willPhillips-van Heusen stay at YooYang?
• Marz 14 2000, Honduranmobilization postponed, NEDYoo Yang union denied legal recognition
• Marz 9 2000 Maquilaworkers ask for your support
  Organizing campaign launched inHonduras at Phillips-Van Heusensupplier

May 5 2000, Victoryfor Los Angeles sweatshop workers!

• Jan 2000, Signon letter for Los Angeles sweatshopworkers, Help Los Angeles SweatshopWorkers Win Justice!