A young woman allegedly in forced labour at a clothes factory in Jordan killed herself while making products for the global fashion brands, i has discovered
Bangladeshi migrant worker Tureza Akter, bottom right, killed herself in her dormitory while working at the Fine Apparel factory in Zarqa, Jordan Rob is Special Projects Editor at i. He won the Legal Reporting Award in 2019 and was shortlisted for the Washington Post's Laurence Stern Fellowship and Amnesty's Gaby Rado Prize in 2015.American Eagle, a major retailer with more than 1,000 stores in the US, admitted that it also uses the site and is taking remedial action.
Sexual harassment is also said to be common. Members of the largely female workforce are apparently solicited by staff for sex and made to strip in front of managers. Tureza Akter, the Bangladeshi garment worker who killed herself at the Fine Apparel factory in Jordan, seen in her passport image The official Jordanian report, written two days after her suicide, states that “Bengali workers… did not go to work because of the death of the female worker”.
Under Armour’s current range includes parka jackets priced at up to £260, backpacks costing £145 and anoraks for £140.The premium brand, headquartered in the US city of Portland, sells products including parka coats costing up to £345 and puffer jackets retailing at £225. He added that one female worker was recently sent back to Sri Lanka after becoming pregnant with the child of a male staff member, but the man didn’t face any punishment.
The first page of the report by Jordan’s labour ministry into the strike following Tureza Akter’s suicide at Fine Apparel Angelo said his relative is supposed to work six days every week. In reality, she’s often required to work all seven days and may only get a single day of rest in a whole month. There is believed to be no annual leave.
“Supervisors are standing over their heads, shouting at them, saying that they cannot get up from their desks and do the things which we would take for granted, like look at their phone messages, go for a coffee break, go for a toilet break. These workers cannot do any of that. They’re treated like robots.”
Unsurprisingly, many workers want to escape the factory, according to both sources. But Ravi said the doors of their accommodation units are locked shut at night after their shifts to prevent them leaving. It adds that work cannot be considered voluntary “when an employer or recruiter makes false promises so that a worker take a job he or she would not otherwise have accepted”.Fine Apparel has been supplying Under Armour for some time. A photo of clothing and packages decorated with its distinctive logo, apparently taken in the factory, was
The Arab nation first became a major centre for clothes manufacturing thanks to trade arrangements with the US in the 1990s. “” were created, allowing duty-free exports of clothes made in these areas to the US. A wider free-trade agreement was signed by the two countries in 2000. The organisation explains that many factories hold onto their workers’ passports and do not provide them with access to contracts or other employment documents.
An ILO initiative called Better Work Jordan began work in 2009 to improve conditions. It formed a taskforce in 2012 “to prevent and address sexual harassment in the workplace”.in factories because it is often large numbers of women, young, inexperienced and in some cases, illiterate, being supervised by a small number of men.
An inspection of another Under Armour supplier in 2018 found that 84 per cent of labourers exceeded legal limits on daily working hours for five months in a row, with shiftsUnder Armour has accredited status with the FLA, which is supposed to show consumers “that a company is actively fulfilling the highest standards in labour rights”.
“Under Armour, Columbia and American Eagle must be held legally and financially accountable for these alleged abuses – and ensure the safe return of any worker wishing to leave the factory, along with compensation and all unpaid wages. “We are profoundly saddened by this heartbreaking loss and offer our deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones grieving during this incredibly difficult time,” he said.
“To address concerns about unfair pay practices and passport retention, we’ve clarified our recruitment processes and clarified workers’ benefits, ensuring all practices comply with labour laws. The factory does not retain passports outside of residency permit renewals.” “As a direct response to these reports, Under Armour immediately initiated an independent investigation led by a third-party firm to thoroughly evaluate the living and working conditions at the Needle Craft factory in Jordan.
“We are investigating these allegations in collaboration with other brands sourcing from this factory. We are working with an independent third party to conduct this investigation and to formulate a remediation plan. Better Work said in a statement that it is “deeply concerned and saddened about the tragic death” of Ms Akter and the “many reported violations of workers’ rights at Fine Apparel”.
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