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In April 2020, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, management at the Royal Knitting factory in Thailand dismissed Hnin Hnin*, and another 208 workers, without notice, unlawfully denying them wages for work done as well as severance pay. Over 90% of the affected workers are women from Myanmar.
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In a memorandum to global apparel brands that participate in the garment industry’s most respected workplace safety programme, leading labour rights NGOs have shared new research findings showing that factory owner influence over the programme’s operations in Bangladesh is weakening enforcement and endangering workers.
Workers from Chinese factories in Prato, Italy, successfully fought for fair working hours. Shortly after their victory, the Swiss fashion group Richemont, which had been manufacturing luxury leather bags in the region, relocated its production, andthe workers lost their jobs. In response, the workers and theSUDD Cobas union took action, attracting the attention of many media outlets. Now, the union is facing an injunction from Montblanc, attempting to preventSUDD Cobasfrom taking further action outside Montblanc shops. This represents an unprecedented attack on the principles of freedom of association and demonstration. We stand in solidarity with the SUDD Cobas union and support this statement of solidarity.
Earthquake survivors in Malatya, Türkiye, who were dismissed in the wake of the deadly tragedy that destroyed their homes, successfully challenged their factory to pay them the compensation owed to them by law. While most of the brands sourcing from the factory were happy to leave these vulnerable workers at the mercy of a lengthy and costly legal process, direct intervention by the union, CCC and one of the brands involved eventually secured justice for these workers.
