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Pressure mounting for UNIQLO to pay Indonesian workers compensation
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Mirjam van Heugten
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23-03-2017
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30-03-2017 13:10
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filed under:
Jaba Garmindo,
UNIQLO,
freedom of association,
factory closure
Following the actions on International Women's Day in Hong Kong, two Indonesian unions protested at the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 10.00 A.M. They demand justice for workers at the shuttered factory PT Jaba Garmindo in Indonesia, which supplied Japanese retailer Uniqlo.
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Statement on the refusal of Uniqlo to pay what is owed
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Paul Roeland
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22-02-2018
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filed under:
Jaba Garmindo,
UNIQLO,
UN Guiding Principles,
factory closure
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German brands s.Oliver and Gerry Weber targeted by protesters in Indonesia
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by
Neva Nahtigal
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30-03-2017
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last modified
30-03-2017 13:02
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filed under:
Indonesia,
Jaba Garmindo,
protest,
urgent appeal,
s.Oliver,
Gerry Weber
Two Indonesian trade unions organised a protest in front of the German Embassy in Jakarta today (30 March). Protesters brought attention to the responsibility that German brands s.Oliver and Gerry Weber have for thousands of workers who lost their jobs when these brands' Indonesian supplier Jaba Garmindo closed down in 2015.
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Projection on Tate Modern Calling Attention to UNIQLO’s Disdain for Garment Workers
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Paul Roeland
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published
23-02-2018
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filed under:
Jaba Garmindo,
UNIQLO,
Wage theft,
factory closure
The night before Uniqlo Tate Late, campaigners project a series of messages to UNIQLO CEO, Tadashi Yanai, demanding that the Japanese fast fashion chain takes responsibility for 2000 workers, collectively owed $5.5 million in unpaid wages and severance payments.
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Japanese retail giant Uniqlo shows contempt towards garment workers just prior to AGM
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by
Mirjam van Heugten
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28-11-2018
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last modified
11-04-2019 15:15
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filed under:
Jaba Garmindo,
Japan,
UNIQLO,
Indonesia,
Wage theft
On 14 November 2018, Uniqlo walked away from a mediation process in Jakarta without making a substantial offer to former union representatives of the Jaba Garmindo factory, which went bankrupt in 2015 as a result of Uniqlo´s predatory purchasing practices. Following the unexpected factory closure, two thousand workers, mostly women, found themselves in huge debts and without prospects of employment
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Activists demand UNIQLO pay workers what they are due
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by
Mirjam van Heugten
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published
08-03-2017
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filed under:
dismissal,
Indonesia,
Jaba Garmindo,
protest,
UNIQLO,
wages
On International Women's Day a coalition of global campaigners are organising a series of actions aimed at the Japanese-owned corporation UNIQLO. The immediate goal is for UNIQLO to take responsibility for 4,000 workers in their supply chain. Protests in front of UNIQLO's stores are taking place in Hong Kong on Wednesday, running parallel to a letter petition targeting UNIQLO's CEO.
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