“I Came Here with So Many Dreams”: Labor Rights Abuses & the Need for Change in Mauritius’ Apparel Factories
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Date Reported: 19 Дек 2023
Местонахождение: Маврикий
Компании
G-Star Raw - Buyer , Kontoor Brands - Buyer , Western Glove Works - Buyer , ASOS - Buyer , Centric Brands - Buyer , Foschini - Buyer , DDI - Employer , Diesel - Buyer , Giorgio Armani - BuyerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Бангладеш , Производство: Вся категория , Men , Unknown migration status )Темы
Ограничение свободы объединений (см. труд: В общем) , Сборы за найм персонала , Запугивание и угрозы , Ограниченная мобильность , Доступ к внесудебным средствам правовой защиты , Доступ к информации , Право на питание , Охрана труда и безопасность , Воздействие жары , Доступ к лекарствам , Ограничение свободы выражения , Психическое здоровьеОтвет
Response sought: Yes, by Transparentem
External link to response: (Find out more)
Принятые меры: The suppliers provided policies in response to Transparentem's request to comment on the investigation's findings. All four denied workers had paid any recruitment fees. Management at DDI, Firemount and R.EA.L disputed most of the findings, excepting som on living and working conditions. PVH, Barbour and Second Clothing had committed to pay funds to repay migrant workers for recruitment fees and related costs at R.E.A.L; the Guardian calculated this at £400k total.
Вид источника: NGO
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 19 Дек 2023
Местонахождение: Маврикий
Компании
J. Barbour and Sons Ltd. - Buyer , REAL Garments - Employer , Giorgio Armani - Buyer , Diesel - Buyer , PVH (Phillips-Van Heusen) - Buyer , Foxcroft - Buyer , Rodd & Gunn - BuyerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Бангладеш , Производство: Вся категория , Men , Unknown migration status )Темы
Запугивание и угрозы , Доступ к внесудебным средствам правовой защиты , Ограничение свободы выражения , Нищенская зарплата , Сборы за найм персонала , Работа и условияОтвет
Response sought: Yes, by Transparentem
External link to response: (Find out more)
Принятые меры: The suppliers provided policies in response to Transparentem's request to comment on the investigation's findings. All four denied workers had paid any recruitment fees. Management at DDI, Firemount and R.EA.L disputed most of the findings, excepting som on living and working conditions. PVH, Barbour and Second Clothing had committed to pay funds to repay migrant workers for recruitment fees and related costs at R.E.A.L; the Guardian calculated this at £400k total.
Вид источника: NGO
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 19 Дек 2023
Местонахождение: Маврикий
Компании
Firemount - Employer , Rodd & Gunn - Buyer , Boardriders - Buyer , Boden - Buyer , Foschini - Buyer , Kontoor Brands - Buyer , WE Fashion - Buyer , John Lewis (part of John Lewis Partnership) - BuyerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Бангладеш , Производство: Вся категория , Men , Unknown migration status )Темы
Право на питание , Сборы за найм персонала , Нестабильные/неподходящие условия жизни , Разумное рабочее время и свободное время , Доступ к внесудебным средствам правовой защиты , Запугивание и угрозы , Личное здоровье , Доступ к внесудебным средствам правовой защиты , Ограничение свободы выражения , Охрана труда и безопасность , Воздействие жарыОтвет
Response sought: Yes, by Transparentem
External link to response: (Find out more)
Принятые меры: The suppliers provided policies in response to Transparentem's request to comment on the investigation's findings. All four denied workers had paid any recruitment fees. Management at DDI, Firemount and R.EA.L disputed most of the findings, excepting som on living and working conditions. PVH, Barbour and Second Clothing had committed to pay funds to repay migrant workers for recruitment fees and related costs at R.E.A.L; the Guardian calculated this at £400k total.
Вид источника: NGO
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 19 Дек 2023
Местонахождение: Маврикий
Компании
Foschini - Buyer , PVH (Phillips-Van Heusen) - Buyer , Rodd & Gunn - Buyer , Aquarelle Clothing - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Бангладеш , Одежда и текстиль , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status ) , Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Индия - Sector unknown , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status ) , Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Мадагаскар - Sector unknown , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Темы
Сборы за найм персоналаОтвет
Response sought: Yes, by Transparentem
External link to response: (Find out more)
Принятые меры: The suppliers provided policies in response to Transparentem's request to comment on the investigation's findings. All four denied workers had paid any recruitment fees. Management at DDI, Firemount and R.EA.L disputed most of the findings, excepting som on living and working conditions. PVH, Barbour and Second Clothing had committed to pay funds to repay migrant workers for recruitment fees and related costs at R.E.A.L; the Guardian calculated this at £400k total.
Вид источника: NGO
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Workers [in Mauritius] told of feeling disillusionment and despair when, after paying exploitative recruitment fees they arrived in Mauritius to find that their wages were far less than their agents had told them. They described living and working conditions that no worker should endure, such as overcrowded dorms and insect infestations. Syed* (a pseudonym), a migrant worker at Firemount, reported going hungry and becoming physically weak due to the quality of food, saying, “The food is so bad, I would never have come. I would rather starve in Bangladesh.”
Some workers also reported facing intimidation and threats of punishment for speaking about their experiences—including the threat of deportation.
Transparentem’s investigation, completed in 2023, and company responses to its findings bring three stark realities to light (complete findings are in the full report):
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