In February 2025, it was reported that Fruit of the Loom (FOL) would be closing two unionised factories it owns in Honduras, Jerzees Nuevo Día and Confecciones Dos Caminos, impacting more than 3,000 employees and their families. Labour rights advocates raised concerns around anti-union actions, as FOL has closed or has plans to close five out of six of the garment factories it owns in Honduras, the only one remaining in operation being a non-unionised factory.

In 2009, after closing down a unionised factory in Honduras, reportedly in response to workers unionising, FOL made the decision to open Jerzees Nuevo Dias, and signed an agreement with workers and their union, committing to open the factory, provide employment to fired union members, and commit to respecting workers’ rights at all its own facilities in Honduras.

In the years that followed, workers successfully established unions at nearly all the company’s other factories in Honduras, including at the Confecciones Dos Caminos plant, where they negotiated collective bargaining agreements to improve working conditions.

In April 2025, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited FOL to respond. The full response can be found below.