Brand Commissioned Investigations Tracking Chart
UPDATED AUGUST 05, 2024
Brand-commissioned investigations can be used to address situations where there is a perceived need to investigate a potentially serious violation of worker rights and carry out remediation when a formal Third Party Complaint has not been filed or is not appropriate. The standards of independent investigations, remediation, and transparency are applied in the application of all Fair Labor Investigations measures.
The Brand-Commissioned Investigation process has four steps:
- Step 1: FLA receives a request from an FLA member or affiliate to investigate a potential workers’ rights violation and makes a preliminary assessment.
- Step 2: FLA makes the investigation public.
- Step 3: FLA retains an external expert to conduct an independent investigation.
- Step 4: FLA and the member or affiliate agree to a remediation plan, which includes specific corrective action steps.
INITIATED
NATURE OF INVESTIGATION
COUNTRY
FACILITY
FLA MEMBER/AFFILIATE
Status
Details
04/08/24
COMPLAINT NATURE:
Forced labor, Harassment or abuse
COUNTRY:
Jordan
FACILITY:
Needle Craft/Fine Apparel
FLA MEMBER/AFFILIATE:
Columbia Sportswear Company, Under Armour, Inc.
Status:
Step 3
03/16/23
COMPLAINT NATURE:
Discrimination, Dismissal, Freedom of association, Harassment or abuse, Hours of work
COUNTRY:
Madagascar
FACILITY:
Tropic MAD SA
FLA MEMBER/AFFILIATE:
Gymshark Ltd., PUMA SE
Status:
Closed
REPORT:
Tropic MAD SA
12/12/22
COMPLAINT NATURE:
Compensation, Harassment or abuse, Health and safety, Hours of work, Overtime compensation, Recruitment and hiring
COUNTRY:
Mauritius
FACILITY:
RT Knits
FLA MEMBER/AFFILIATE:
adidas, Gymshark Ltd.
Status:
Step 4
REPORT:
RT Knits
03/07/22
COMPLAINT NATURE:
Freedom of association, Illegal termination
COUNTRY:
Guatemala
FACILITY:
Hoosier Manufacturing
FLA MEMBER/AFFILIATE:
Fanatics Apparel LLC, Nike
Status:
Closed
REPORT:
Hoosier Manufacturing
04/13/21
COMPLAINT NATURE:
Freedom of association, Harassment or abuse, Overtime compensation
COUNTRY:
Philippines
FACILITY:
Charter Link Clark, Inc
FLA MEMBER/AFFILIATE:
Lululemon Athletica Inc.
Status:
Closed
REPORT:
Charter Link Clark, Inc
10/07/20
COMPLAINT NATURE:
Freedom of association, Illegal termination
COUNTRY:
Nicaragua
FACILITY:
Wells Apparel
FLA MEMBER/AFFILIATE:
Amer Sports, New Balance Athletics Inc.
Status:
Closed
REPORT:
Wells Apparel
07/24/19
COMPLAINT NATURE:
Freedom of association
COUNTRY:
Honduras
FACILITY:
Bay Island
FLA MEMBER/AFFILIATE:
adidas, Fanatics Apparel LLC
Status:
Closed
REPORT:
Bay Island
05/09/19
COMPLAINT NATURE:
Freedom of association
COUNTRY:
Türkiye
FACILITY:
Crescent Konfeksiyon Ürünleri Pazarlama San. Dış Tic. AŞ
Status:
Closed
10/14/18
COMPLAINT NATURE:
Freedom of association, Illegal termination
COUNTRY:
Nicaragua
FACILITY:
New Holland Apparel
FLA MEMBER/AFFILIATE:
Nike, Under Armour, Inc.
Status:
Closed
REPORT:
New Holland Apparel
11/07/16
COMPLAINT NATURE:
Freedom of association, Illegal termination
COUNTRY:
Nicaragua
FACILITY:
New Holland Nica
FLA MEMBER/AFFILIATE:
adidas, Under Armour, Inc.
Status:
Closed
REPORT:
New Holland Nica
08/04/15
COMPLAINT NATURE:
Freedom of association, Harassment or abuse, Health and safety, Payment of compensation and/or benefits
COUNTRY:
El Salvador
FACILITY:
Style Avenue
FLA MEMBER/AFFILIATE:
Outerstuff LLC
Status:
Closed
REPORT:
Style Avenue
03/27/15
COMPLAINT NATURE:
Freedom of association
COUNTRY:
Türkiye
FACILITY:
Orma Tekstil
Status:
Closed
REPORT:
Orma Tekstil
03/20/14
COMPLAINT NATURE:
Freedom of association
COUNTRY:
El Salvador
FACILITY:
Textiles Opico, S.A de C.V.
Status:
Closed
REPORT:
Textiles Opico, S.A de C.V.
06/19/13
COMPLAINT NATURE:
Freedom of association
COUNTRY:
El Salvador
FACILITY:
Tecnotex
FLA MEMBER/AFFILIATE:
GFSI, Inc.
Status:
Closed
REPORT:
Tecnotex
05/08/13
COMPLAINT NATURE:
Compensation, Discrimination, Forced labor, Health and safety
COUNTRY:
Jordan
FACILITY:
Century Miracle
FLA MEMBER/AFFILIATE:
Yee Tung Garment Co., Ltd
Status:
Closed
REPORT:
Century Miracle
05/08/13
COMPLAINT NATURE:
Freedom of association
COUNTRY:
Cambodia
FACILITY:
E Garment
FLA MEMBER/AFFILIATE:
VF Corporation, Yee Tung Garment Co., Ltd
Status:
Closed
REPORT:
E Garment
03/16/12
COMPLAINT NATURE:
Dismissal, Freedom of association
COUNTRY:
Türkiye
FACILITY:
Ozak Tekstil
Status:
Closed
REPORT:
Ozak Tekstil
*If the FLA Member/Affiliate column is blank, the company involved is no longer active with FLA. Click on the investigation report linked under Details to learn more about each investigation