Canada's garment to paid Haitian workers at least $7.22 a day

The Montreal-based company has suffered weeks of bad pressed following reports by the WRC that its production of college-logo apparel was being made on the backs of people who sometimes were not paid enough to provide themselves with food.

Labeled, 'Stealing from the Poor: Wage Theft in the Haitian Apparel Industry,' the report documented interviews with workers from 5 of the 24 factories in the country. They found and revealed that the average worker was paid a wage that was 32% less than what is stipulated by law. According to the report, these workers were often locked in at the facilities until all work was completed and were without access to health care, were under-fed and had debts that couldn't possibly be met as an average of seven weeks' worth of pay was being siphoned away from them each year.

Besides the promise to do better and pay fairly, Gildan, as well as their competitor, Fruit of the Loom, will meet to discuss the issue of back pay with union delegates within the weeks to come. They have also stated they will demand that the minimum wage be paid to at least 90% of their workers.

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