Haiti garment workers share $1m payout after factory closure a year ago
by Sarah Butler from World news | The Guardian on (#68HYD)
More than 1,100 workers who were left destitute to be compensated by owner of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein
More than 1,100 garment workers in Haiti are sharing $1m (830,000) in compensation from the owner of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein after being left destitute by the closure of a factory.
PVH, which was one of several brand owners sourcing from the Vald'or factory in the Caribbean country, agreed to pay the sum to cover missed severance pay, pension contributions directly to workers and the government pension fund after involvement by the Worker Rights Consortium lobby group.
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