Canada’s Gildan Activewear must comply with Honduran Labour Law!
Support CoDev partner the Honduran Women’s Collective and join us in urging Gildan Activewear to comply with a court order to reinstate fired sweatshop workers.
A Honduran court ruled last June that Canadian corporation Gildan Activewear must reinstate five workers fired four years ago from its San Miguel factory, located in a northern Honduras Free trade zone. Gildan illegally fired the workers In 2017 after they developed occupational musculoskeletal damage that affected their ability to sew garments for export to the US and Canada. The workers, members of the Honduran Women’s Collective (CODEMUH), challenged their dismissal, winning the support of the Honduran Social Security Institute, which certified their disabilities as work-related and recommended transfer to different duties at the factory. When Gildan refused to comply, the workers challenged the Canadian company in court. Despite the June court ruling that orders Gildan to reinstate the workers, the company refuses to comply.
Join us in writing to Gildan Activewear Executives in Canada and Honduras to urge them to obey the law and reinstate the fired women.