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Famed garment factory paying a living wage struggles to stay afloat – The Guardian
Workers were furloughed without pay amid the pandemic at the Dominican garment factory, the only one in the developing world that pays a living wage
Dominican RepublicWorkers were furloughed without pay amid the pandemic at the Dominican garment factory, the only one in the developing world that pays a living wage
When Alta Gracia launched in 2010 it was hailed as an experiment to show the world that garment factory workers in the developing world could aspire to a living wage and that their labor rights could be respected. But in order to survive the company, which sells T-shirts and sweatshirts made in the Dominican Republic to US college…
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