“I Came Here with So Many Dreams”: Labor Rights Abuses & the Need for Change in Mauritius’ Apparel Factories
Özet
Date Reported: 19 Ara 2023
Lokasyon: Moritus
Şirketler
G-Star Raw - Buyer , Kontoor Brands - Buyer , Western Glove Works - Buyer , ASOS - Buyer , Centric Brands - Buyer , Foschini - Buyer , DDI - Employer , Diesel - Buyer , Giorgio Armani - BuyerEtkilenenler
Total individuals affected: Sayı bilinmiyor
Göçmen ve göçmen işçiler: ( Sayı bilinmiyor - Bangladeş , İmalat: Genel , Men , Unknown migration status )Meseleler
Örgütlenme özgürlüğü , İşe Alım Ücretleri , Gözdağı verme ve tehditler , Restricted mobility , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Bilgiye erişim , Yemek hakkı , Occupational Health & Safety , Heat exposure , İlaçlara erişim , İfade özgürlüğünün engellenmesi , Akıl sağlığıYanıt
Response sought: Yes, by Transparentem
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: 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.
Source type: NGO
Özet
Date Reported: 19 Ara 2023
Lokasyon: Moritus
Şirketler
J. Barbour and Sons Ltd. - Buyer , REAL Garments - Employer , Giorgio Armani - Buyer , Diesel - Buyer , PVH (Phillips-Van Heusen) - Buyer , Foxcroft - Buyer , Rodd & Gunn - BuyerEtkilenenler
Total individuals affected: Sayı bilinmiyor
Göçmen ve göçmen işçiler: ( Sayı bilinmiyor - Bangladeş , İmalat: Genel , Men , Unknown migration status )Meseleler
Gözdağı verme ve tehditler , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , İfade özgürlüğünün engellenmesi , Poverty Wages , İşe Alım Ücretleri , Work & ConditionsYanıt
Response sought: Yes, by Transparentem
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: 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.
Source type: NGO
Özet
Date Reported: 19 Ara 2023
Lokasyon: Moritus
Şirketler
Firemount - Employer , Rodd & Gunn - Buyer , Boardriders - Buyer , Boden - Buyer , Foschini - Buyer , Kontoor Brands - Buyer , WE Fashion - Buyer , John Lewis (part of John Lewis Partnership) - BuyerEtkilenenler
Total individuals affected: Sayı bilinmiyor
Göçmen ve göçmen işçiler: ( Sayı bilinmiyor - Bangladeş , İmalat: Genel , Men , Unknown migration status )Meseleler
Yemek hakkı , İşe Alım Ücretleri , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Gözdağı verme ve tehditler , Personal Health , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , İfade özgürlüğünün engellenmesi , Occupational Health & Safety , Heat exposureYanıt
Response sought: Yes, by Transparentem
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: 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.
Source type: NGO
Özet
Date Reported: 19 Ara 2023
Lokasyon: Moritus
Şirketler
Foschini - Buyer , PVH (Phillips-Van Heusen) - Buyer , Rodd & Gunn - Buyer , Aquarelle Clothing - EmployerEtkilenenler
Total individuals affected: Sayı bilinmiyor
Göçmen ve göçmen işçiler: ( Sayı bilinmiyor - Bangladeş , Giyim ve tekstil , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status ) , Göçmen ve göçmen işçiler: ( Sayı bilinmiyor - Hindistan - Sector unknown , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status ) , Göçmen ve göçmen işçiler: ( Sayı bilinmiyor - Madagaskar - Sector unknown , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Meseleler
İşe Alım ÜcretleriYanıt
Response sought: Yes, by Transparentem
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: 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.
Source type: 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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