Honduras
Are Unionized Garment Factories Being Targeted for Closures?
Fruit of the Loom closed its last two unionized cut-and-sew facilities in Honduras. Next did the same with…
Fruit of the Loom Transformed Workers’ Rights in Honduras. It’s Now Accused of Union-Busting.
The American manufacturer has been 'quietly and slowly' winding down five of the six facilities it operated…
Bankruptcy Possible For Delta Apparel
Delta Apparel put Salt Life up for sale in October, and now its suspending manufacturing operations in…
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Gildan Activist Sees Bangladesh, Honduras as Key Hubs
Gildan investor Browning West has a plan where Bangladesh is the low-cost, T-shirt hub and Honduras is the…
Central America Textile and Apparel Mogul Sanctioned by US State Department
Mohammad Yusuf Amdani Bai, chairman of textile, apparel and real estate firm GK Global, was named in the…
NC State Gets $2 Million for Honduras Textile Training
The USAID grant comes after Target and Columbia Sportswear earlier this year made a $500 million commitment…
Hansae Forges Strategic Fabric Sourcing and Production Partnership in Honduras
Hansae and GK Global recently forged a major strategic partnership aimed at expanding fabric sourcing and…
Gildan ‘Devastated and Saddened’ After Honduran Employee Deaths
The T-shirt maker also confirmed the closure of its San Miguel plant in Choloma.
4 Gildan Union Leaders Die in Honduras Shooting
The Fair Labor Association told members that the country's recent escalation of violence warranted additional…
Lawmakers Tour Honduran Textile, Apparel Producers
The congressional delegation visited Parkdale Mills, Elcatex and SanMar's expanding Honduran production…
Central American Confab Held as Regional Investments Grow
On the day of the event, ThinkHUGE (Honduras, USA, Guatemala, El Salvador) announced $340 million in textile…
Central America Sourcing on the Comeback Trail, Insiders Say
Business in El Salvador has been "crazily growing" since U.S. demand returned, said Mercados executive Diego…
Guatemala Eyes $4B in Fabric Investments
The nation is attracting foreign investment as it ramps up garment production for neighboring countries amid…
Exclusive: Nike Factory Partner to Pay Laid-Off Garment Workers $600K
Sportswear maker Tegra has agreed to pay layoff compensation for dismissed workers as it reorganizes its…
Tegra to Merge Honduran Ops, Denies Factory Closure
According to a company spokeswoman, "We are not closing plants in Honduras or laying off employees."