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A union rights win for Next workers in Sri Lanka!

After months of fighting for Next to formally recognise the Free Trade Zones & General Services Employees Unions branch union within the Next Manufacturing Ltd (NML) factory, workers from the NML factory in Sri Lanka have finally secured victory. We celebrate with all the workers who have fought for their right to join a union and refused to give up in face of a reluctant management.

Garment workers in Hugo Boss supply chain fight union busting in context of Sri Lanka crisis

For almost three years, workers at Lanka Leather Fashion in Sri Lanka have been fighting for their right to unionise. The German-owned company was among the first to be established in the country’s free trade zone. It is Asia’s oldest and one of the region’s largest producers of high-end leather garments, boasting high-profile customers such as Hugo Boss.

PayYourWorkers/RespectLabourRights binding agreement proposal summary

MoU between Sri Lankan Unions and employer association JAAF

In December 2021, unions in Sri Lanka signed a ground-breaking Memorandum of Understanding with employer association JAAF, reaching agreement on elected health & safety committees in factories, access to dispute resolution and guarantees on the right to organise.

Sri Lanka union statement on union-employer MoU

Unions in Sri Lanka comment on the December 2021 Memorandum of Understanding between unions and employer association JAAF on health & safety committees in factories, access to dispute resolution and guarantees on the right to organise.