Dominican Republic

Nike Supplier Closes Unionized Factory, Shifts Work to Vietnam

Authors: the Clean Clothes Company

Summary:

On February 22, 2007, the unionized BJ&B garment factory in the Dominican Republic suddenly announced that it was closing and would lay off all workers. The owners of the factory are shifting the work to Vietnam, where independent unions are banned, and possibly to Bangladesh, where unions are banned in "export processing zones."

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