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Article

8 May 2003

Author:
Now [Canada]

Dirty lingerie - La Senza and Jacob [Canadian retailers] cut ties to Thai bra factory [Gina Form bra factory in Bangkok] despite pleas from activists to stay put

Activists charge that the factory's new management has mounted an aggressive anti-union campaign...But just when protestors started to capture corporate attention on the matter, La Senza and Jacob both announced they were immediately severing all ties to the factory. It was not the turn of events anti-sweatshoppers had imagined – or desired.