“I Came Here with So Many Dreams”: Labor Rights Abuses & the Need for Change in Mauritius’ Apparel Factories
Résumé
Date indiquée: 19 Déc 2023
Lieu: Maurice
Entreprises
G-Star Raw - Buyer , ASOS - Buyer , Kontoor Brands - Buyer , DDI - Employer , Centric Brands - Buyer , Diesel - Buyer , Foschini - Buyer , Giorgio Armani - Buyer , Western Glove Works - BuyerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Bangladesh , Industries : Généralités , Men )Enjeux
Frais de recrutement , Intimidation et menaces , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Accès à l'information , Droit à l'alimentation , Occupational Health & Safety , Heat exposure , Accès aux médicaments , Déni de liberté d'expression , Santé mentale , Restricted mobility , Liberté syndicaleRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Transparentem
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: 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.
Type de source: NGO
Résumé
Date indiquée: 19 Déc 2023
Lieu: Maurice
Entreprises
J. Barbour and Sons Ltd. - Buyer , Giorgio Armani - Buyer , REAL Garments - Employer , Diesel - Buyer , Foxcroft - Buyer , Rodd & Gunn - Buyer , PVH (Phillips-Van Heusen) - BuyerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Bangladesh , Industries : Généralités , Men )Enjeux
Frais de recrutement , Intimidation et menaces , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Déni de liberté d'expression , Poverty Wages , Work & ConditionsRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Transparentem
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: 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.
Type de source: NGO
Résumé
Date indiquée: 19 Déc 2023
Lieu: Maurice
Entreprises
Firemount - Employer , Rodd & Gunn - Buyer , Boardriders - Buyer , Boden - Buyer , Foschini - Buyer , WE Fashion - Buyer , Kontoor Brands - Buyer , John Lewis (part of John Lewis Partnership) - BuyerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Bangladesh , Industries : Généralités , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Droit à l'alimentation , Frais de recrutement , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Intimidation et menaces , Personal Health , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Déni de liberté d'expression , Occupational Health & Safety , Heat exposureRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Transparentem
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: 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.
Type de source: NGO
Résumé
Date indiquée: 19 Déc 2023
Lieu: Maurice
Entreprises
Aquarelle Clothing - Employer , Foschini - Buyer , PVH (Phillips-Van Heusen) - Buyer , Rodd & Gunn - BuyerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Bangladesh , Vêtements et textile , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Frais de recrutementRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Transparentem
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: 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.
Type de source: 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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