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Resource Kit on Freedom of Association in Mexico (MSN)

Apr 21, 2026 —

The Resource Kit on Freedom of Association (FOA) in Mexico provides detailed policies and procedures employers should adopt and implement to ensure compliance with their legal obligations under Mexico’s 2019 reformed Federal Labor Law, as well as International Labor Organization (ILO) Conventions that have been ratified by Mexico.

The Kit includes an FOA Guide and a series of brief Fact Sheets and Recommendations on how to prevent and remediate common violations of freedom of association and collective bargaining rights in Mexico.

Factory closures in Central America devastate garment workers and unions

Jan 8, 2026 —

Union members call on Fruit of the Loom to reopen the
Jerzees Nuevo Día factory in Honduras.

Workers call on Lucky Brand to address severance theft
after the closure of the Industrial Hana factory in Guatemala.

Workers call on Disney and their Grey's Anatomy brand to ensure full payment
of severance owed after the closure of Industrias Florenzi in El Salvador.

The past five years have seen major disruptions in the global garment industry, including the global pandemic in 2020, the growth of fast fashion and e-commerce, widespread closures and mass layoffs, the expansion of private equity-controlled brand management companies, and more recently, sweeping changes to global trade starting in 2025.*

The wave of factory closures and mass layoffs in garment manufacturing facilities in Central America has had a devastating impact on garment workers, their families and their unions.

Garment union in the Philippines celebrates new agreement as significant victory

Jul 3, 2025 —

Union members call on lululemon to ensure
respect for freedom of association in their supplier factories. 
(OMEGA-PIGLAS)

A national and international campaign led by a garment workers’ union in the Philippines and supported by international labour rights organizations has won a negotiated agreement to respect the workers’ associational rights at the MetroWear Two factory in the Mactan Export Processing Zone. The factory produces sportwear for the Canadian-based athletic apparel company lululemon.

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