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July 28, 2010
Garment workers in Bangladesh produce clothing for Wal-Mart in exchange for wages that keep them in poverty; let Wal-Mart know that these workers deserve their modest demand of a 35-cent-an-hour minimum wage, not one cent less!
June 30, 2010
June 17, 2010
Support Workers Striking Honda in China. Workers strike to win $1.34 an hour wage -and respect.
June 15, 2010
A young female Bangladeshi garment work discusses her life on a starvation wage.
Tell your family, friends and colleagues. Spread the word. Sign the petition. We can help some of the poorest workers anywhere in the world win justice. Your solidarity will only take a second- but together we can have an enormous impact!
June 9, 2010
The workers are asking for 43 cents an hour, which would allow them to climb out of misery and at least into poverty--where they could hang on by the fingertips and live with a modicum of decency.
May 4, 2010
Reebok/Adidas respond to "NFL and Reebok Fumble" report and confirm factory violations.
April 13, 2010
Producing computer mice & webcams for Microsoft, HP and other companies
March 8, 2010
National Labor Committee responds to Chi Fung Garment Factory in El Salvador about NFL/Reebok jerseys, Adidas, and Soffee.
LA Times refers to the NLC's 2008 the Toyota You Don't Know report in a recent article.
Workers contradict H&M statement and demand justice.
March 5, 2010
21 Workers Die, 31 Injured in Bangladesh Factory Fire
February 11, 2010
Workers in India, including children, will die young grinding gemstones for Valentine's Day. We can make a difference: Sign the petition.
February 4, 2010
Women workers in El Salvador are forced to work so fast that they cannot get up to use the bathroom or drink water when sewing Reebok NFL Peyton Manning jerseys.
January 28, 2010
Eight more workers killed in shipbreaking yard.
December 16, 2009
An exciting new development! A growing coalition is forming to challenge Wal-Marts punitive sick leave policies.
National Labor Committee, United Students Against Sweatshops, United Steelworkers Union...
Wal-Mart shoppers speak out about sick Wal-Mart workers and abusive Wal-Mart sick leave policy.
Wal-Mart workers: We can help you! Contact us with your stories.
October 20, 2009
Workers continue to be maimed and killed in Bangladesh's shipbreaking yards.
The International Metalworkers Federation, with 25 million members from 200 unions in 100 countries-has signed the petition to the G20 and is circulating it to their members.
October 19, 2009
HBO Documentary "Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags" documents rise of New York garment industry and its fall in the face of the global sweatshop economy.
The International Metalworkers Federation, with 25 million members from 200 unions in 100 countries-has signed the petition to the G20 and is circulating it to their members. (October 19, 2009)
October 13, 2009
Major victory at the Nicotex factory. The workers have won all of their legal rights including their right to organize. The full agreement, between factory managment, workers, and CEADEL can be seen here.
September 30, 2009
Transcripts of shipbreakers describe working and living conditions at Bangladeshi shipbreaking yards.
September 24, 2009
A gallery of the images from Bangladesh, showing the horrific conditions that these workers must work/live in and the damaging effects on the environment. (September 2009)
September 21, 2009
An interview with workers of Lucky Shipyard, a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh.
Interview with a worker for Lucky, a shipbreaking yard.
Demand that G20 Leaders Protect Workers not just Bankers.
August 19, 2009
Press and updates on the July 2008 report on the Israeli-owned abusive Musa garments factory in Jordan.
August 13, 2009
NLC responds to the Jordanian Ministry of Labor attempts to deny or minimize abuse of workers at the Musa factory.
Popular Israeli clothing brands are linked to an abusive Jordanian sweatshop where trafficked Bangladeshi workers are cruelly exploited.
August 10, 2009
August 10, 2009 Update: Workers continue to be genuinely excited and pleased with all the recent improvements in the R.L. Denim factory.
August 6, 2009
Honduras three principal labor centrals, CUTH, CGT and CTH have called for a national strike tomorrow, August 6, 2009.
June 30, 2009
June 30, 2009 update on the Honduras coup from the NLC office in Central America.
June 29, 2009
The military coup d'état in Honduras is a dangerous step backward for Honduras and threatens democracy across Central America.
June 29, 2009 update on the Honduras coup from the NLC office in Central America.
June 19, 2009
Clean Clothes Campaign and Verdi Union's Press Release on Metro and R.L. Denim
Clean Clothes Campaign and Ver.di Union press release about their meeting with Metro Group and Metro's production returning to the R.L. Denim factory.
Metro Group Statement in German.
Metro Group's statement about putting production back in R.L. Denim.
Metro agrees to return orders to the R.L. Denim factory. This is a huge victory for workers in the developing world.
June 4, 2009
United Nations special representative John Ruggie, also a professor at Harvard University, reported to the United Nations Human Rights Council that even business leaders now confirm that their efforts at monitoring their supply chains have been "ineffective" and "unreliable."
June 3, 2009
Metro Group's response to the National Labor Committtee's report claiming human rights vilations at RL Denim (5/3/2009)
June 2, 2009
R.L. Denim factory in Bangladesh has the quickest and most serious turnaround we have seen!
May 18, 2009
NLC director Charles Kernaghan's letter to the Metro Group asking them not to cut and run from the R.L. Denim factory.
"Now that the factory has been cleaned up and conditions improved, Why should the factory be closed?"
United Steelworkers, UNITE and Ver.di release unprecedented Joint Statement in support of R.L. Denim Workers in Bangladesh (5/18/2009)
May 11, 2009
NLC Director Charles Kernaghan's letter to the Metro Group CEO, asking him to stop abuse at the R.L. Denim plant in Bangladesh.
March 6, 2009
March 6, 2009 update on the NLC's Women Exploiting Women report. The Nicotex factory management has fired nine workers for speaking out about abuse at the factory.
February 26, 2009
February 23, 2009
I write on an urgent matter, seeking your intervention and assistance regarding one of your contract factories in Guatemala—the Nicotex factory...
October 20, 2008
Letter from NLC Director Charles Kernaghan to Sirius radio star Howard Stern about the abuses suffered by Kiryung Electronics factory workers who produce Sirius satellite radios. (October 20,2008)
September 10, 2008
In a sign of good faith, the foreign guest workers at the Mediterranean factory in Jordan ended their work stoppage today and returned to the plant.
September 8, 2008
Update: Workers sewing for Hanes and Wal-mart at the Mediterranean plant in Jordan are now being starved by management and are threatened with the risk of being shot. The situation is getting desperate. (9/8/08)
September 5, 2008
Young women workers are cheated, beaten and overworked producing clothing for Wal-mart and Hanes in Jordan (September 5, 2008).
Workers continue to be trafficked and subject to unfair wages, hours, and living conditions in Jordan.
August 13, 2008
Great news! Regular workers at the Kai Da factory report significant improvements in both work hours and pay. However, there is still room for improvement as temp workers still suffer grueling hours and low wages. (08/11/08)
August 11, 2008
Further disclosure on K'NEX's relationship with the Kai Da factory in Shenzhen. The International Council of Toy Industries which certified the factory apparently allows for the use of 14 year-old child laborers and prison labor. (8/11/08)
July 21, 2008
Bring a National Labor Committee Speaker to Your University or Union Conference!
July 16, 2008
Sesame Street and K'NEX Investigating Sweatshop in China
July 14, 2008
Following the release of the NLC's new report, Nightmare on Sesame Street, a Hasbro spokesperson says their company has no affiliation with the Sesame Street "Ernie" toy made in the Kai Da factory in Shenzhen, China.
July 9, 2008
Toyota's Response to the Report for WOSU.
May 22, 2008
Model Letter to Steve Rendle, President of North Face. Urge him to respect women's and worker rights at the Youngone Factory in El Salvador.
May 12, 2008
Please make a contribution to help the people of Burma. Every dollar will go directly to the people of Burma, without a cent being siphoned off by the military dictators. (May 12, 2008)
Toyota and Suzuki continue to support the brutal Burmese dictators as Burmese citizens suffer murder, rape, and starvation.
April 3, 2008
NLC Alert: Jose Gilberto Soto, a trade union leader from New York/New Jersey of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters assassinated in El Salvador while there to meet with trade leaders.
February 28, 2008
The improvements at the Legumex fruit and vegetable processing plant following March 18, 2007 signing of the agreement between company management, the U.S. buyer, the Center for Education and Support for Local Development (CEADEL) and the National Labor Committee have held strong.
February 15, 2008
An introduction to the private right of action, the legal basis of the the Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act.
December 5, 2007
Transcript of the National Labor Committee Director's discussion with Fox New's Bill O'Reilly about Victoria Secret's sweatshop in Jordan.
November 29, 2007
I write to urge your immediate intervention to help resolve a crisis at the D.K. Garments factory in Irbid, Jordan, where Victoria's Secret garments are sewn...
Under enormous pressure, the workers had to call off their strike and return to work.
November 21, 2007
NLC Director, Charles Kernaghan, releases an update on sweatshop crucifixes in Trinity Church and St. Patrick's Cathedral
November 5, 2007
Would GAP knowingly seek out 10 to 13-year-old children being held as bonded laborers in India to sew its children's line of clothing—Kids who were forced to work 16 hours a day for no wages and beaten with rubber hoses? No, of course not. But will it happen again? Yes. And it will happen to other companies as well.
November 2, 2007
A Letter from adidas to the government of El Salvador complaining of El Salvador's human rights record.
October 25, 2007
Charlie Kernaghan's testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.
October 21, 2007
The Fribo factory, exporting duty-free to the U.S. under the Central America Free Trade Agreement, continues to violate every law in Guatemala, as the Guatemalan Ministry of Labor appears paralyzed and unable to move.
Wokers sweing for Briggs New york (Kellwood Corp.), United, Koret, and J.M. Collection clothing labels at the Sam Bridge factory in Guatemala suffer forced overtime, illegally low wages, and constant abuse.
October 2, 2007
Continuing labor rights violations and worsening conditions have reached crisis levels at two Jordanian export factories.
September 24, 2007
Interview with workers from the Legumex frozen food processing plant in Guatemala
September 8, 2007
Foreign corporations, particularly those belonging to the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and the Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai work to weaken China's human and worker rights laws.
August 1, 2007
July 1999 Update: Another Doall Worker Abused and Fired "They mistreat you for the fun of it"
July 6, 2007
This single act of solidarity could make a world of difference for over 100,000 maquila workers in Guatemala.
July 5, 2007
The management of the Fribo S.A. apparel factory has agreed to take all of the necessary steps to bring the factory into full compliance with Guatemalan labor law and the relevant codes of conduct on labor compliance by its U.S. customers, so that the legal rights of the workers are respected.
Daisy Fuentes and other labels to be sewn under humane conditions. July 5, 2007.
June 18, 2007
model letter to Daisy Fuentes on behalf of the Fribo workers of Guatemala sewing her label.
16 de junio de 2007
This worker has worked at the Fribo factory for 3 years and frequently works on the Daisy Fuentes clothing line.
June 16, 2007
June 13, 2007
Workers badly Mistreated at the Fashion Curve plant in Jordan's Al-Tajamouat Industrial City. Workers cheated out of wages and overtime. Workers are worked until they are sick and then denied medical care. Workers call strike.
Mistreatment at the Fashion Curve plant in Jordan's Al-Tajamouat Industrial City leads to worker's death. Workers are cut off from electricity and food.
June 7, 2007
Salvadoran organizations continue to fight for the Just Garments workers. This letter from them is a call for others to help. June 6, 2007.
June 4, 2007
Workers at Cotton Craft factory in Jordan have not been paid for the past 3 months. June 2, 2007 update.
June 1, 2007
Main page for information and updates on the NLC's reports on sweatshops in Burma.
Alert on conditions at the Central Clothing factory in Jordan where Bangladeshi guest workers sew. After being denied medical attention, one worker died.
Alert on brutal conditions at the Concord Garments factory in Jordan where Bangladeshi guest workers are sewing for Kohl's and Target.
Alert on conditions at the Fashion Curve factory in Jordan. Bangladeshi guest workers have been locked in their dorms.
Alert on forcible deportations and abandonment of sick workers at the Group Talent factory in Jordan. Bangladeshi guest workers are sewing for Foot Locker, Oxford and Dress Barn.
Despite significant progress, serious violations continue in some of Jordan's garment factories which are exporting duty-free under the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement.
May 3, 2007
Lists current members of the Senate, how they stand on The Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act and if they voted for the Dog and Cat Act of 2000.
April 26, 2007
Interviews of the Just Garments workers conducted by the Human Rights Institute of the University of Central America. April 26, 2007.
March 18, 2007
The agreement reached between Legumex management and CEADEL, March 18, 2007.
March 17, 2007
Major breakthrough at the Legumex factory in Guatemala. March 18, 2007
February 27, 2007
Interview with Sonia, a 16-year old worker at the Legumex (Tierra Fria) frozen food processing factory in Guatemala.
February 25, 2007
Interview with Gladis, a young worker at the Legumex (Tierra Fria) frozen food processing plant in Guatemala
February 24, 2007
Interview with a young worker at the Legumex (Tierra Fria) frozen food processing factory in Guatemala.
February 23, 2007
Interview with a young worker at the Legumex (Tierra Fria) frozen food processing plant in Guatemala
Interview with Maria, a young worker at the Legumex (Tierra Fria) frozen food processing factory in Guatemala.
February 14, 2007
US Lawmakers Seek to Crack Down on Foreign Sweatshops By Deborah Tate, Voice of America.
February 5, 2007
December 18, 2006
How could so many companies, for so many years, get everything so wrong?
December 11, 2006
List of U.S. Representatives, where they stand on The Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act and how they voted on The Dog and Cat Protection Act of 2000
November 29, 2006
Fifty under-aged teenage workers who sewed Tesco garments at the Evitex Apparel factory in Bangladesh have been exploited, lied to, and now fired and thrown out of the factory with nothing.
November 17, 2006
An update on the situation at the Harvest Rich factory in Bangladesh where children make clothing for Wal-Mart and Hanes.
October 27, 2006
Atateks responds to NLC report (05/09/07)
October 24, 2006
Write a letter to Hanes, Wal-Mart, Puma and J.C. Penney. Tell them to send the children at Harvest Rich to school.
Write a letter to Hanes, Wal-Mart, J.C. Penney and Puma to tell them to take responsibility for the children sewing their clothing at the Harvest Rich factory.
October 5, 2006
September 27, 2006
Overall, progress continues, but serious cases of human trafficking and wage and hour violations persist.
A number of factories in Jordan have recently been forcibly deporting workers who have done nothing but ask for their rights.
September 19, 2006
After hundreds of workers camped out in front of the Quality factory in El Salvador, an agreement has been reached with management. This comes after a month of actions, including holding vigil outside the factory and blocking roads. The factory sews school uniforms for Elderwear, most notably the Tom Sawyer label.
September 13, 2006
Interview with a 14 year-old boy in Bangladesh making clothing at the Harvest Rich factory for Hanes and PUMA.
Leading members of the House Ways and Means Committee wrote to the US Trade Representative as well as the Secretary of State requesting that the Bush administration investigate NLC claims of abuse in Jordan
September 12, 2006
Transcript of NLC interview with a child worker making Hanes clothing at the Harvest Rich factory in Bangladesh (2006).
September 11, 2006
Interview with 11 year-old Halima, who sews clothing for Hanes at the Harvest Rich factory in Bangladesh
September 9, 2006
NLC interview with workers, including two child workers, from the Harvest Rich factory in Bangladesh
August 15, 2006
A model letter to the CEO to Yazaki North concerning the treatment of workers at the Arnecom plant in Nicaragua.
A model letter to the Ambassador to Nicaragua concerning the plight of the workers at the Arnecom plant.
August 11, 2006
The fire at the KTS factory in Bangladesh killed at least 84 people. Write a letter to the U.S. companies who buy from KTS.
July 17, 2006
-Forced to work 16 to 17 hours a day without wages; -On Sunday, July 16, police allegedly beat men and women workers; -Owner has hired gang members to threaten the workers; -Workers asking for their wages or speaking with outsiders will be beaten and forcibly deported; -Food and water have been cut off; -Workers are terrified and begging for help.
July 14, 2006
After the NLC's report came out, a number of people wrote L.L. Bean to express their concern and L.L. Bean wrote back. This is their letter and our response.
July 13, 2006
This is a transcript of an interview taped in Dhaka of two workers forcibly deported from the Saidan factory in Jordan for daring to speak to an NLC delegation. (06/01/06)
June 26, 2006
The Maintrend Factory in Jordan produces for L.L. Bean and Thalia Sodi. The piece also discusses legislation banning the sale of sweatshop-made goods. (06/26/06)
June 14, 2006
Spotlight on the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report, Forced Labor and Sex Trafficking at the World Cup.
May 18, 2006
The NLC meets with workers and organizations to continue to fight for better factory conditions in Jordan.
June 1, 2005
Former Wal-Mart employee, Jim Bill, was fired after telling the truth about horrible conditions in Wal-Mart factories. (June 2005).
October 27, 2004
Ms. Sk Nazma, President of the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity (BCWS).
September 30, 2004
Testimony of a female worker in Bangladesh.
September 26, 2004
In 2004 three workers came the U.S. to give a speaking tour about conditions they faced in factories in Bangladesh.
August 5, 2004
Letter from Charlie Kernaghan to PUMA regarding sweatshop labor in factories that make their products.
December 17, 2003
An update on the SETISA factory in Honduras producing Rocawear and Sean John clothing. Improvements are being implemented. December 17, 2003.
October 1, 2003
Profiles of companies producing in the SETISA factory, Honduras, October 2003.
The testimony of a worker making Sean John (P-Diddy's line of clothing) discusses her working conditions.
March 1, 2003
Sweatshop owner in American Samoa producing for Wal-Mart, Target and other U.S. retailers has been convicted of Human Trafficking and holding more than 200 workers under conditions of "involuntary servitude." Mr. Kil Soo Lee is facing life in prison.
June 20, 2001
Daewoosa's owner, Mr. Kil-Soo Lee, was arrested by two FBI agents on March 23, and imprisoned on charges of violating U.S. involuntary servitude and forced labor statutes.
March 17, 2001
March 17, 2001 update on human trafficking at Daewoosa in America Samoa. FBI investigates.
February 11, 2000
Grassroots international pressure and the victories of the student movement have helped win the reinstatement of 30 workers illegally fired from the Doall factory in El Salvador, where they sewed clothing for Liz Claiborne, Leslie Fay and Perry Ellis.
Welcome to the NLC's new website. Content migration in progress. (If something you are looking for is not here, call us at 412-562-2406)
Tell Wal-Mart and the other major apparel companies that we want them to support the 43-cent-an-hour minimum wage.
Please send a letter to the companies and ask them to respect the workers demands.
Help save the lives of workers in India—including the children—who make the agate and gemstone jewelry we purchase.
Look through our selection of reports, posters, videos, photos and other items. Each item you buy helps us to continue our work.
The Jabil Circuit factory in Guangzhou, China has over 6,000 workers-many of them illegal temporary workers.These workers produce for hi-tech products-all of whom are board members of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC).
Guatemalan factory, Alianza Fashion, robs workers' health care and pension payments while undermining government's social security institute.
Nygard, Dillard's, J.C. Penney, Wal-Mart Linked to Human Trafficking and Abuse of Young Women in Jordan Sweatshop
Chinese teenagers toil excessive hours for poverty wages as they manufacture the Microsoft peripherals we use.
The Race to the Bottom in the Auto Industry
