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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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last modified
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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published
22-02-2018
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filed under:
Jaba Garmindo,
UNIQLO,
UN Guiding Principles,
factory closure
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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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UNIQLO under fire for factory closure after worker uprising
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by
Paul Roeland
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24-07-2015
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last modified
03-12-2015 13:01
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filed under:
UNIQLO,
severance pay
UNIQLO, one of Asia's biggest fashion brands, has come under fire this month after one of its Chinese supplier factories, Artigas Clothing and Leather, shut down without notice and denied workers severance and social insurance payments.
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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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