More than 1,100 workers who were left destitute to be compensated by owner of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein
In a rare intervention by a large fashion brand owner, most former Vald’or workers are receiving the equivalent of more than six months’ wages, and some are receiving more than a year’s pay.
Anderson Charles, one of the workers who received compensation, said he had been unemployed since the factory closed a year ago. “It is very difficult to get a new job. I haven’t got one and many of the workers are still searching,” he said. Charles has made a small amount of money through buying and selling goods since his role was made redundant and now plans to set up a small warehouse and expand
It marks a growing trend for brands to step in where their suppliers have not supported workers, with the lingerie brand Victoria’s SecretThe payment comes after weeks of protests by garment workers over pay and conditions in Haiti last year, which resulted in a rise in the minimum wage.
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