Company Response
Gap's Response
Gap Inc. expects our suppliers to comply with the VDA allowance and arrears. We have established a timeline by which we expect full compliance.
This is a response to
Timeline
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India: Worker Rights Consortium confirms approx. $23.1 million in minimum wage arrears paid by 21 garment producers in Karnataka, calls on five suppliers to complete their payments
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Tom Tailor's Non-response
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Ann Taylor's Non-Response
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ASDA's Response
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Desigual's Response
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Matalan's Response
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OVS' Response
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VF Corporation's Updated Response
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BESTSELLER's Response
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India: Labour group finds factories supplying global brands falling behind on minimum-wage increase commitments
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India: 14 garment suppliers commit to paying workers $28.6 million in back wages
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India: Shahi Exports pays approx. £3 million in unpaid wages to garment workers
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India: Brands leaving unpaid wages ‘unchecked’ for nearly two years demonstrates ‘thinness’ of wage commitments, according to labour orgs.
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Gokaldas Export's Non-response
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Texport Industries' Non-response
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Bombay Rayon Fashions' Non-response
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Arvind Ltd's Non-response
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India: Garment workers set to receive back wages, as union proposes greater engagement during the pandemic between suppliers, brands & workers
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Laguna Clothing's Response
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India: Union celebrates 'victory' after factory management agrees to pay garment workers' VDA payments & arrears
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Raymond Ltd's Response
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Benetton Group's Response
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India: Shahi Exports commits to paying 80,000 workers their unpaid wages worth approx. $10 million
Shahi Exports, India’s largest garment manufacturer, announced it will immediately begin paying its 80,000 workers in Karnataka the correct minimum wage and will provide them with full back pay for the prior underpayment, which the WRC estimates to total $10 million for Shahi's workers alone.
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Shahi Exports' response re. VDA payments in Karnataka
Shahi Exports confirmed they will pay VDA arrears to workers, with the first instalment to be made on 10 February and the remainder paid on 10 May (with April wages).
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Levi Strauss' Response
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India: Despite wage policies, investigation finds many brands have yet to outline steps taken to address wage theft in garment industry
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American Apparel & Footwear Association urges Indian Clothing Manufacturers Association members to pay VDA increase & arrears in Karnataka
On 19 January 2022, the American Apparel & Footwear Association wrote a letter to the Clothing Manufacturer's Association of India, urging its members to pay workers in Karnataka the legally mandated increases in the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) and any arrears owed to workers by March 2022.
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Next's Response
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Walmart's Response
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C&A's Response
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PVH's Response
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Columbia Sportswear's Response
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H&M's Response
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Primark's Response
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Inditex's Response
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Nike's Response
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Abercrombie & Fitch's Response
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ASOS' Response
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American Eagle Outfitter's Response
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Marks & Spencer's Response
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Target's Response
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adidas' Response
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Uniqlo (Fast Retailing)'s Response
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Gap's Response
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Tesco's Response
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VF Corporation's Response
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Puma's Response
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India: Clothing brands accused of ‘indifference and inaction’ as garment workers go hungry in ‘biggest wage theft’ worth over £41 million
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