Archive for February, 2006
Ask U.S. companies for justice for the killed and injured workers
Click here to see photographs
Death toll at the KTS Textile Industries Ltd. factory in Bangladesh is 84, but could climb as high as 200 or 300
Main emergency exit was illegaly locked
Many of the dead and missing were 12, 13, 14 and 15 year-old girls who were paid just seven cents an hour
Bodies were burnt beyond recognition
Sewing operators at the KTS Textile factory were paid just 10 to 14 cents an hour and forced to work 10 ½ to 14 hours a day, seven days a week. They were routinely at the factory 74 to over 90 hours a week.
Workers report being slapped and hit, denied maternity leave, docked a day’s wages for arriving late, needing permission to use the toilet, only having access to unsafe drinking water, total denial of freedom of association and right to organize.
Workers have never heard of, let alone seen, any U.S. companies’ codes of conduct.
The KTS Textile Factory was producing for these U.S. companies: Ambiance USA, INc., O'Rite International Corp, Uni Hosiery, ATT Enterprise, Inc., VIDA Enterprises Corp. and Leslee Scott, Inc.
A special joint report by The National Labor Committee and
China Labor Watch
February 2006
Click here to see a slideshow of conditions at the factory and the party (above) that the factory held to welcome New Balance inspectors.
Click here to download a printable PDF version of the report.
A special joint report by The National Labor Committee and
China Labor Watch
February 2006
Click here to see a slideshow of conditions at the factory and the party (above) that the factory held to welcome New Balance inspectors.
Click here to download a printable PDF version of the report.
Ask U.S. companies for justice for the killed and injured workers
Click here to see photographs
Death toll at the KTS Textile Industries Ltd. factory in Bangladesh is 84, but could climb as high as 200 or 300
Main emergency exit was illegaly locked
Many of the dead and missing were 12, 13, 14 and 15 year-old girls who were paid just seven cents an hour
Bodies were burnt beyond recognition
Sewing operators at the KTS Textile factory were paid just 10 to 14 cents an hour and forced to work 10 ½ to 14 hours a day, seven days a week. They were routinely at the factory 74 to over 90 hours a week.
Workers report being slapped and hit, denied maternity leave, docked a day’s wages for arriving late, needing permission to use the toilet, only having access to unsafe drinking water, total denial of freedom of association and right to organize.
Workers have never heard of, let alone seen, any U.S. companies’ codes of conduct.
The KTS Textile Factory was producing for these U.S. companies: Ambiance USA, INc., O'Rite International Corp, Uni Hosiery, ATT Enterprise, Inc., VIDA Enterprises Corp. and Leslee Scott, Inc.
Three tragedies hit Bangladesh factories in one week, leaving scores dead, wounded
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