Haiti: 3,500 garment workers laid off after textile factory announces closure
Summary
Date Reported: 2 Feb 2023
Location: Haiti
Companies
S&H Global - Supplier , Gap - Reported buyer , Kohl's - Buyer , Target - Buyer , Walmart - BuyerAffected
Total individuals affected: 3500
Workers: ( 3500 - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Purchasing practices: Order volume , Impacts on LivelihoodsResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: S&H Global allegedly supplies to Gap, Target, Kohl's and Walmart. Gap and Walmart provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre. Gap stated it did not source from the factory, but sources from other S&H Global factories. Kohl's and Target did not respond.
Source type: News outlet
"Major textile factory in Haiti to close plant, lay off 3,500", 2 February 2023
One of Haiti’s biggest textile factories announced...it is closing an assembly plant and laying off 3,500 workers in yet another blow to the country’s crumbling economy.
S&H Global, whose parent company is South Korean garment manufacturer Sae-A Trading Co. Ltd., said in a statement that strikes and social unrest have led to numerous delays in shipments, order cancelations and other problems. As a result, the company said its clients have opted to use other more reliable suppliers and factories elsewhere in the Caribbean and Central America...