United Students Against Sweatshops has asked the Portland Area Workers' Rights Board to investigate the situation faced by 1700 laid off workers in Honduras. The Workers' Rights Board will hear testimony from workers from two factories in Honduras which closed in 2009 after, USAS tells us, years of making clothing for Nike. The workers were entitled to severance pay under Honduran law, which they never received. The panel will also hear about how Russell Athletic was successfully encouraged to make sure that severance was paid and unions were recognized in their Honduran plants.
Event: Worker's Right Board Hearing
Tuesday, April 27 at 7:00pm
Where: Portland State University, Mulitcultural Center
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