Fashion Brands to Compensate Garment Workers in Mauritius:
Leading fashion brands, including Barbour and PVH, have committed to paying £400,000 to garment workers in Mauritius.
Transparentem, a US-based organization, found signs of forced labor and illegal recruitment fees for jobs in five factories in Mauritius.
PVH and Barbour have pledged to reimburse workers at REAL Garments for illegal recruitment fees, and the
Foschini Group has stated that appropriate action has been taken.
REAL Garments has confirmed remediation for its workers, including the repayment of local transportation fees.