The Central General de Trabajadores de Honduras (CGT) and Nike announced a ground-breaking agreement on July 26 that will provide a US$1.5 million fund for workers in Honduras that formerly produced Nike apparel.
According to a press release from Nike and the CGT, workers will also receive a year’s access to the health care system, training and priority hiring. Read the CGT/Nike news release.
Over 2,000 workers at the Hugger and Vision Tex factories were laid off last year, leaving them unemployed and owed over US$2 million in unpaid wages and severance pay.
The agreement comes after intense pressure was put on Nike by a student-led campaign that had convinced some US universities to end lucrative licensing agreements with Nike.
- Read the Worker Rights Consortium memo about the impact of the case
- Read more about the Hugger and Vision Tex closures in the April MSN Update
- For more information, visit the United Students Against Sweatshops website.