Pushing for a renewal of trade benefits without a serious look at
the negative impacts these jobs provide is very short sighted. If
Wyclef was serious about promoting jobs that are good for Haitians, he
would consider a more nuanced approach which would force those that set
up shop in Haiti to also respect freedom of association, safe working
conditions, and a wage that will support a family. There are currently
factory workers that struggle on a daily basis, and simply renewing the
trade rules for Haiti will do little to help improve the quality of
living for Haitians.
Finally, if Wyclef was really serious about providing jobs, he would
take a look at the factories that produce his own clothing that is sold
at concerts, t-shirt shops, and record stores. Musicians don't often
want to put their money where their mouth is. I challenge Wyclef to
use his power to demand that his clothing be produced in Haitian
factories under conditions that abide by national and international law.
This blog is in response to:
Wyclef Hits Capitol to Push Haiti Bill
By Kristi Ellis
Friday, November 17, 2006
Women's Wear Daily
WASHINGTON - The world of music, politics and fashion collided on
Capitol
Hill Wednesday as high-level Haitian government officials joined forces
with hip-hop musician Wyclef Jean to lobby members of Congress to pass
a bill enhancing apparel trade benefits for the island nation before
they adjourn for the year.
Jean, who was born in Haiti, said he donned his "Joe college" duds -
an oxford shirt under a pullover with striped tie, plaid pants and hip
leather sneakers - to make the case for expanding apparel trade with
Haiti. He was part of a delegation, comprising Haitian government
officials and several apparel manufacturers, who met with Reps. Charles
Rangel (D., N.Y.), the incoming chairman of the House Ways & Means
Committee next year, Clay Shaw (R., Fla.), Jerry Weller (R., Ill.) and
Sen. Mike DeWine (R., Ohio).
"For me, it's very important because what I'm trying to do in the
next 10 to 15 years is to get investors excited about Haiti again,"
said Jean, whose uncle, Raymond Joseph, is the ambassador to Haiti.
"Apparel is important because it provides jobs. I'm here lobbying for
this bill because if we can give 10,000 people jobs instantly, it sends
a signal to investors that says the doors are really open for Haiti."
Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, has been
losing apparel production to China and Central American and Caribbean
countries since the major trading partners around the world removed
quotas on apparel and textile products in 2005. As a result, apparel
employment in Haiti has fallen from a peak of 100,000 jobs to less than
20,000, a change that could threaten fledgling democratic reforms and
destabilize the region, Haitian officials warned. The delegation
pressed Congressional members to pass legislation introduced by Rep.
Bill Thomas (R., Calif.) that would enhance the duty free benefits for
Haiti through a 50 percent value-added rule that increases to a 60
percent requirement in the fifth year in a lame-duck session in
December. But the Thomas bill, which also contains an extension of
trade benefits for sub-Saharan African countries, has met
strong
opposition from textile-state lawmakers, who succeeded in blocking it
from an expedited vote in the House in September. The House members
argued in a letter to Republican leaders that the expanded benefits for
Haiti would allow companies to use Chinese fabric and yarns, which
would displace U.S. business in Haiti and "devastate" the U.S. textile
industry.
Richard Coles, president of Multitex, an apparel division of Sirius
Group, based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, also would like to see more
T-shirts with Made in Haiti labels.
"The provisions within the bill will have a direct and immediate
impact on the woven part of the business and I think that we will get
7,000 to 10,000 immediate jobs," Coles said. He added that Hanesbrands
Inc. and Gildan are two of the largest foreign companies sourcing
apparel, primarily T-shirts, in Haiti.
According to Coles, 12 apparel companies have shut down in Haiti in
the past few years, leaving approximately 30 operating in the country.
Coles also has laid off workers. At its peak, Multitex employed 6,000
people and it currently employs 3,700, he said. But he acknowledged it
would be an uphill battle in Congress.
Comments
re: Wyclef supports Haiti bill without consideration of impacts
THE CD APPAREL'S WORKERS IN AT SONAPI INDUSTRIAL PARK BUILDING # 31 ON TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE AVENUE DECIDE TO ATTRACT THE NATIONAL OPINION AND INTERNATIONAL ABOUT THE NASTY RESILIATION AND THE BRUTAL CLOSURE OF OUR PLANT ON MAI,4,2007 BY THE LEADERS OF SARALEE/ HANESBRANDS COMPANY SUCH AS :RICHARD A. NOLL;E.LEE WYATT.JR;DALES W. BOYLE;WILLIAM J. NICTAKIS;JOIA M. JOHNSON;GERALD W.EVANS,JR.;MICHAEL FLATOW;KEVIN D. HALL WHERE 500 POOR WORKERS ARE ON THE COBBLED WITHOUT MONEY; HOME; GETTING A LOT MONEY FOR BANK AND CHILDREN TO SEND TO SCHOOL AFTER THE HARD CROSSING OF HURRICANE " GUSTAV AND IKE. AND NOW THEY REFUSE TO COMPENSATE AND REPAIR US AS THE OTHERS PLANT IN THE OTHERS COUNTRY. THE POOR HAITIAN WORKERS PUT A QUESTION TO : THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY; THE TRADE UNION RESPONSIBLES AND THE DEFENDERS OF HUMAN RIGHTS TO PAY THEIR ATTENTION TO DEMAND BY ACT TO THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF HANES [INC] TO LISTEN TO THE REASON TO PAY THE WORKERS CAUSE ALL AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS BEEN WORKING FOR PEACE;JUSTICE;SECURITY AND RESPECT OF HUMAN RIGHTS BECAUSE THE AMERICAN ELECTIONS ARE COMING SOON AND THE WORKERS ARE WILLING TO UNLOCK THIS CRISIS AND SHIP THE 480.000 PIECES OF T-SHIRTS AND MATERIALS WHICH HAVE BEEN SEAL BY THE LAW AND JUSTICE. NOTE THAT THE LABORS HAVE BEEN COMPENSATED BY THE SAYING OF : CODE OF CONDUCT AND THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL LEGISLATION CONCERN WORK BECAUSE OF FRANTZ J. PILORGE IS OWNER OF CD APPAREL S.A AND THE DIRECT CONTRACTOR OF THE COMPANY HANESBRANDS[HBI] BY HIS WRAP CERTIFICATION NUMBER 5382!!!
By the presente, we want to attract the attention of the national opinion and international, the representants of the trade union organizations, the defenders of the human rights, the organizations of women for the respect and the protection of the workers, representants on the democratic party, the representants on the democratic party, the black cocus and inform all of an improper and mean position that we are liveliness to undergo in Haiti to The people party being part of the middle class haitian and private haitian sector without forgetting verbal threats on our persons through cell phone that they are in the process of utter to our place. We know very clearly that Mr. Frantz J. Pilorge being, owner of Cd Apparel S.a and principal contractor of the company Saralee/ Hanesbrands[Hbi] has, of by his certification of recognition legale obtained from the international organization "WRAP APPAREL" the full permission and guarantee to seize the law and the justice regarding to seal the materials and equipments of Hanesbrands[Inc] regarding to demand "justice and repair" for the 500 employees victims at the time of the improper and nasty resiliation of Cd Apparel S.a by the leaders of Hanes on May 4 2007. This is for that that we warn yourself of all eventual maneuver that he would have plotted with the complicity of Mr. Richard Coles, Mr. Andy Jr. Apaid, Jn Paul Faubert and Mr. Sassine against the right of the victims that claim: justice and repair for price of the 4 years of misery, of injustice, of exploitation and of discrimination that they returned to the company Hanes [inc]. To the look of the law and justice only Frantz Pilorge [owner and direct contractor] is able and get full access to undertake walk and step with the national and international instances and ask Hanes to pay the employees and to allow the workers to unlock the merchandise of saralee / Hanes .For the direct implication of all other sector in the matter would be qualified flagrant offence[ infraction] which is strictly punished by the law and justice [penal].. Only Frantz pilorge can deliver the secrets of Cd Apparel [his enterprise] and allow all intervention inside of the building # 31. For, the workers understand the game and keep to explain to Mr. Pilorge all bad action in the matter he will be responsible and then the employees will take action against all the complicity !!! "Justice and respect of the rights of all the workers of the entire world!!!
1- Par la présente , nous,le comité directeur des ouvriers de Cd Apparel S.A [500]size à Sonapi , Parc Industriel Batiment # 31 tenons à informer l'opinion publique nationale et internationale,les responsables des droits humains, les organisations syndicales pour les éventuelles menaces et intimidation de toute forme que nous sommes en train de subir de la part de Frantz Joseph Pilorge ainsi que les gens de sa classe c'est à dire la bourgeoisie haitienne et le secteur privé haiti parceque nous reclamons justice et réparation pour prix des 4 années de souffrances,de discrimination et d'injustice fournies à Cd Apparel s.a . Quelque soit ce qui pourrait nous arriver de mal , la première personne responsable à interroger c'est Frantz Joseph Pilorge[ propriétaire de Cd Apparel et contracteur principal de Hanes[INC] ensuite : Coles Richard, Andy Apaid Junior, Jn Paul Faubert Sassine et les Bakers tous sont contracteurs de la compagnie Hanesbrands[HBI] qui veulent nous faire taire pourque la lumière ne soit pas faite sur ce dossier !!! 2- By the presents, we,the committee guiding of the workers of Cd Apparel S.A [ 500 ]size to Sonapi, Industrial Park Building # 31 are anxious to inform the national public opinion and international,the responsible of the human rights, the trade union organizations for the possible threats and intimidation that we are undergoing from Frantz Joseph Pilorge as well as the people of his class that is to say the middle haitian class and Private haitian sector because of we're claiming "justice and repair " for price of the 4 years of suffering,of
discrimination and of injustice furnished to Cd Apparel S.a . Some we could arrive from poorly and blow up our life, the first responsible person to question this is Frantz Joseph Pilorge [owner of Cd Apparel S.a and principal contractor of Hanes[INC] next: Coles Richard, Andy Apaid Junior, Jn Paul Faubert Sassine and the Baker's all are contractors of the company Hanesbrands[HBI] that want to do us be quiet so that the light is not done on this file of 500 victims!!!
3- Por los presentes, nosotros, el comité que indica de los trabajadores de Cd Apparel S.a [ 500 ] el tamaño a Sonapi, la Zona Industrial que Construye # 31 están ansiosos por informar la opinión pública nacional e internacional, el responsable de los derechos humanos, las organizaciones del sindicato para las possible amenazas y la intimidación que experimentamos de Frantz Joseph Pilorge así como las personas de su clase es decir el haitiano mediano Y el sector haitiano Privado a causa de reclama "la justicia y la reparación" para el precio de los 4 años del sufrimiento, de la discriminación y de la injusticia amueblada al Cd Apparel. Algún podríamos llegar de mal y el golpe arriba nuestra vida, la primera persona responsable preguntar esto es Frantz Joseph Pilorge [propietario de la factoria Cd Apparel S.a
y principal contratista de Hanes [ INC ] próximo: ¡ Coles Richard, Andy Apaid Junior , Jn Paul Faubert Sassine y los Baker todo son contratistas de la compañía Hanesbrands [HBI] eso quiere hacernos somos callado para que la luz no sea hecha en este archivo de 500 víctimas!!!
re: Wyclef supports Haiti bill without consideration of impacts
HERE THE PICTURE OF FRANTZ J. PILORGE AND REGINAL J. BAKER AT VISA LODGE IN A FACE TO FACE WITH THE ATTORNEY OF THE WORKERS VICTIMS INTO SONAPI BUILDING # 31 AFTER THE BAD CLOSURE AND A NASTY RESILIATION OF CD APPAREL'S PLANT BY THE LEADERS OF SARALEE / HANESBRANDS[HBI] WITH THE COMPLICITY OF FRANTZ J. PILORGE AND THE ONE OF THE TOWNFOLK OG HIS CLASS ON MAI 4, 2007 WHERE HE HAS ASSUMED TO COMPENSATE AND REPAIR THE POOR EMPLOYEES VICTIMS FOR 4 YEARS BY HIM. HE IS AWARE THAT USED THE WORKERS VERY NASTY WITHOUT THEIR WILL AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF MISERY , EXPLOITATION , DISCRIMINATION, INJUSTICE,INTIMIDATION AND THREATS ON THEIR PERSON . HE HAS TOOK OVER ON THE WORKERS MONEY FOR ONA AND KEEP THIS MONEY IN POCKET . THE WORSE THAT HE DID: IT'S THE BAD PUSHING OF THE POOR WORKERS IN THE PARK SONAPI IN THE DEMONSTRATION AGAINST : MINUSTHA, RICHARD COLES AND ANDY APAID JUNIOR JUST TO TREAT HIS OWN MATTER . IT'S FOR THIS REASON HE TAKES CONSCIOUSNESS TO DAMAGE AND REPAIR THE 500 VICTIMS CAUSE HE WAS USING BADLY THOSE UNHAPPY WORKERS FOR HIM AND FOR HANES APPAREL THAT'S HE SAID IN THE HOTEL WITH THE LAWER OF THE VICTIMS . PLEASE NOTE THAT WE KEEP PROOF FOR ALL INFO THAT WE SHOW ... VICTORY AND JUSTICE FOR THE WORKERS !!!
re: Wyclef supports Haiti bill without consideration of impacts
ATTN: Mr Joia Johnson
General Counsel and Executive Vice President
Hanesbrands Inc.
1000 East Hanes Mill Road
Winston Salem, NC 27105 USA
FAX NUMBER:( 336 ) 519-4667
PHONE NUMBER:( 336 ) 519-3515
Date: Wednesday,November 14,2012
Dear Ms. Johnson:
We write to you as representatives of workers from the CD Apparel factory in Por au Prince, Haiti at sonapi industrial park building # 31. As you know, on May 4, 2007, the Leaders of Hanesbrands ended their contract with CD Apparel S.A without sufficient warning throwing into jeopardy the livelihoods of over 500 workers and their families.The abusing cancellation and illegal closure of CD Apparel’s Plant by the responsibles of Hanes violates Haitian labor law which requires an employer to give workers twelves months for damages without forgetting twenty months that the workers are getting to demand from Hanes “ Compensation and repair” cause, after the brutal closure of CD Apparel on may 4, 2007 the workwers can not work and can not support their families in their socio-economic situation very very difficult.. The workers are also owed their severance pay and benefits for sixty six months remain unpaid from may 2007 to date. We request that Hanesbrand work with CD Apparel S.A to reach an agreement that will pay workers their severance and benefit pay include their compensation according to the code of conduct and the international legislation for work demanding Hanes’s responsibles to do it for any Plant in any country as they done it for D.R, PUERTO-RICO, CANADA, MEXICO AND U.S.A, once cancelled their Plant.Note that the CD Apparel’s workers: from May 4, 2007 to date are considered as current employees for Hanes via the contractor and owner of this Plant ,everyday they are standing to CD Apparel’s gate to demand their due.
For close to four years, over 500 workers produced T-shirts for Hanesbrands. During this period, we were commended for the high quality of our work and production levels. As a corporation whose Code of Conduct promotes workers rights, we are dismayed by your corporation’s lack of response to workers in Haiti and its violation of its own principles. Without our high quality work, Hanesbrands would not have remained as profitable as it did for 4 years.It’s for that CD Apparel’s Plant has been in the Caribbean the number one for Hanes about production and quality.
Given the very bad socio- economic reality of the Workers in Haiti after the devastating earthquake adding to several hurricane, the illegal closure of CD Apparel, the defiance of Haitian law and the violation of worker rights reflect a direct violation of your Code of Conduct and international labor rights. We request a meeting with you to discuss the severance owed to CD Apparel’s workers and a resolution of the illegal closing.
We look forward to your response and an immediate resolution to this case
Sincerely yours !
From the committee of CD Apparel: César Medna AND Pepée Garlin
re: Wyclef supports Haiti bill without consideration of impacts
ATTN: Mr Joia Johnson
General Counsel and Executive Vice President
Hanesbrands Inc.
1000 East Hanes Mill Road
Winston Salem, NC 27105 USA
FAX NUMBER:( 336 ) 519-4667
PHONE NUMBER:( 336 ) 519-3515
Date: Monday, May 06,2013
Dear Mr. Johnson,
We write to you as representatives of workers from the CD Apparel factory in Port-Au Prince, Haiti at Sonapi industrial park building # 31. As you know, on May 4, 2007 the Leaders of Hanesbrands ended their contract with CD Apparel S.A without sufficient warning throwing into jeopardy the livelihoods of over 500 workers and their families. The abusing cancellation and illegal closure of CD Apparel’s Plant by the responsibles of Hanes violates Haitian labour law which requires an employer to give workers twelves months for damages without forgetting Seventy two months that the workers victims are standing up on foot to demand from Hanesbrands responsibles “ Compensation and repair for them” cause, after the brutal closure of CD Apparel on may 4, 2007 the workers can not work into any other factory and can not support their families in their socio-economic situation very very difficult in Haiti as everyone of you knows. On back pay or reminder let us tell you that the victims of CD APPAREL in HAITI at Sonapi are also owed their severances pay and benefits for seventy two months remain unpaid from May 2007 to date. We request that the leaders of Hanesbrand work with the representatives of CD Apparel’s workers to reach an agreement that will pay them their severance and benefit pay include their compensation according to the code of conduct and the international legislation for work demanding Hanes’s responsibles to do it for any Plant in any country as they done it for D.R, PUERTO-RICO, CANADA, MEXICO AND U.S.A, once cancelled their Plant. Note that the CD Apparel’s workers: from May 4, 2007 to date are considered as current employees for Hanes via the contractor and owner of this Plant ,everyday they are standing to CD Apparel’s gate at Sonapi Bldg # 31 to demand their due.
For close to four years, over 500 workers produced T-shirts for Hanesbrands. During this period, we were commended for the high quality of our work and production levels. As a corporation whose Code of Conduct promotes workers rights, we are dismayed by your corporation’s lack of response to workers in Haiti and its violation of its own principles. Without our high quality work, Hanesbrands would not have remained as profitable as it did for 4 years.It’s for that CD Apparel’s Plant has been in the Caribbean the number one for Hanes about production and quality.
Given the very bad socio- economic reality of the Workers in Haiti after the devastating earthquake adding to several hurricanes, the illegal closure of CD Apparel, the defiance of Haitian law and the violation of worker rights reflect a direct violation of your Code of Conduct and international labour rights. We request a meeting with you to discuss the severance owed to CD Apparel’s workers and a resolution of the illegal closing. Let us submit to your attention the Packing List of the materials that the director committee of Cd Apparel has sealed legally by the justice but saboted at Sonapi by lawer Evel Fanfan who has been mandated clandestinely from the boss of this Plant to realize this sabotage without the committee, guarantor of the seal and without the 500 Victims where Frantz Pilorge refuse to compensate fully the victims letting us know that Hanesbrands Pick up the containers of materials at Sonapi by violence hidely with support of the Haitian government.
We look forward to your response and an immediate resolution to this case
Sincerely yours!
From the committee of CD Apparel: César Medna AND Pepée Garlin
Contact phone is (509)36326464.
re: Wyclef supports Haiti bill without consideration of impacts
Envoyé le : Jeudi 25 avril 2013 12h07
Objet : ALL THE TRUTH ON CD APPAREL'S WORKERS VICTIMS!!!
1-Port-au-Prince, le 25 Avril 2013
Salut à tous, par cette lettre révélatrice moi, César Medna qui suis le représentant principal des 500 ouvriers victimes de CD APPAREL S.A tiens à attirer l’attention de tous sur mes déclarations selon lesquelles Me Evel Fanfan demeure l’auteur principal du Sabotage des Matériels de CD APPAREL qui ont été scellés légalement par la Justice sous recommandation du comité exécutif avec approbation directe du PDG de cette entreprise, Mr Frantz Pilorge en date du mois de Mai 2007 pour mener la Bataille en Partenariat c’est à dire en parfaite relation de coexistence aux fins d’exiger :1) l’abandon des Matériels de Hanesbrands au profit des Victimes.2) Porter le Dossier de CD APPAREL, pour cause de Dédommagement et de réparations après la fermeture brutale et illégale de l’institution par les décideurs de HANES selon les prescrits de l’article 48 et 49 du code laboral Haïtien ainsi que les dispositions administratives et juridiques du Code of Conduct de Hanesbrands INC, par devant la chambre de commerce et d’arbitration de ICC à Miami Floride Brickell Avevue 1111 ce qui a été fait mais sans le comité Directeur, sans les 500 victimes parce que Me Fanfan a reçu clandestinement ou furtivement du Patron les Documents (Manifest) pour liquider ces marchandises qui étaient logés au parc industriel de la Sonapi vu sa position stratégique étant l’avocat des Victimes qui garde comme Juriste toutes les copies des scellés ainsi que son Homologue James Moise dont la personne qui a été commissionnée de lui transmettre ces données s’appelle Marc Guerrier suivant ce qui a été avoué ou dévoilé en son cabinet de Delmas 49 # 16 en date du 6 Septembre 2012 dans une réunion avec le comité directeur par James Moise aux environs de Midi et que je suis prêt et disposé de toute âme et conscience pure à en témoigner par devant n’importe quelle autorité toute la vérité sur la question suivant les documents légaux dont l’avocat lui même avait soumis au comité directeur prouvant clairement sa haute culpabilité dans l’affaire et si l’on trouve que Medna a manti ou a diffamé contre Me Evel Fanfan :Sans Mandat, sans plainte de personne je me disposerai à me rendre volontairement au Pénitencier nationale car se dit la Bible :La vérité n’a pas besoin de preuve puisqu’elle se definit,elle s’explique et elle s’affirme pour ainsi se faire apprécier de tous !!!
Pour le comité : César Medna, Pépée Garlin, Acarie Virginie et Ernisia Michaud
Téléphone de contact est (509)36326464
2-Port-au-Prince, April 25, 2013
Hi all, by this revealing letter,me,César Medna am the chief representative of the 500 workers victims of CD APPAREL S.A want to draw the attention of all of my statements that Attorney Evel Fanfan remains the principal author of Sabotage of the Materials for CD APPAREL’s Workers who have been legally sealed by Justice on the recommendation of the Executive Committee with direct approval of the CEO ( PDG ) of the company, Mr. Frantz Pilorge the date of May 2007 to conduct the Battle rightly in Partnership that is in perfect relationship for coexistence to require:1) the abandonment of equipment for HANESBRANDS to the benefit of the Victims. 2) Submit the Case of CD APPAREL, because of Restitution and mending after the brutal and illegal closure of the institution by decision of the makers of HANES as prescribed in Article 48 and 49 of the Haitian labor code and the legal and administrative provisions of the Code of Conduct of Hanesbrands Inc., by ahead the chamber of commerce and arbitration of ICC from Avenue Brickell in Miami Florida in 1111 which was made without the Director Committee, without the 500 victims because Me. Fanfan Evel received secretly or furtively the documents (Manifest) to liquidate the goods (commodity) that were housed in the industrial park of Sonapi seeing that he has as attorney of the Victims all the copy of the seals and his counterpart name James Moise which the person was commissioned to transmit this data to Me. Fanfan is called Marc Guerrier following what has been confessed in his office at Delmas 49 # 16 dated September 6, 2012 in a meeting with the director committee by James Moise about Midday and I am ready and willing any soul and conscience pure to testify by any authority before the whole truth about the matter following legal documents which the lawyer himself had submitted to the Director committee clearly proving his high guilt in the Case or Matter and if we find that Medna lie, slander or libel against Me Evel Fanfan: Without Mandate, without complaint from anyone I dispose myself to go voluntarily to the National Penitentiary as a consistent citizen because the Bible says: The truth needs no proof since it defines, it is explained and it says so be appreciated by all!
The committee: César Medna, Pépée Garlin Acarie Virginia and Ernisia Michaud
Contact phone is (509) 36326464
re: Wyclef supports Haiti bill without consideration of impacts
NOTE POUR LA PRESSE !
Nan nom Yahweh ki gen tout pouvwa e nan nom 500 Viktim Cd Apparel yo nap salye la près pale,ekri ak télévize :Objektif mach sa a nan jou fèt travay la se denonse publikman mèt Evel Fanfan, prezidan omod ki di kap defann dwa travayè pou konplisité li kaksepté klandestinman,an katimini dokiman manifès nan men patron an pou saboté 5 kontenè mayo ak lot materyèl ke komité exekitif la te sele legalman avek apwobasyon Frantz Pilorge,propriétè izin nan mwa me 2007 pou te fose konpayi a abandoné machandiz yo o profi de 500 viktim yo ce ki ès fè men san komité direktè a e san viktim yo egalman pote dosye a devan chanm de komès e dabitrasyon icc nan miami florid Brikel avni 1111 pou egzijé hanesbrands dédomajé cd apparel ke yo te fèmen ilegalman nan dat avril 2007 koté desizion abitral ki soti nan tribunal la kont hanes favorab a cd apparel pou yon montan estime de 4-5 million dola us daprè antan fomel patron an avek avoka nou mèt evel fanfan kifè revelasion sa yo devan komité direktè a nan dat fevrie 2012 kel vin konfime nan dat novanm 2012 devan tout ouvrye yo ki jodi a ap pwovoke,entimide e menase komite a kap kontrenn li pou pran responsablitel nan swivi dosye a san nou pa blye tou viktim pwojè kay yo ke james moise prezidan cnoha kase ponyèt yo pran lajan yo pou kay ke li di gouvènman an tap bali pran pospo yon bann lot pou vwayaj toujou kabinè mèt fanfan ke malere malerèz sa yo te sezi nan delma 49V16 ki toufe dosye a pou lumyè ak justis pa fèt sou kalte eskrokri sa a paske li di se papa cnoha li ye anyen pap fèl livre james sou baz krim ak enjustis sa yo nap mande federasion baro dayiti pou pran sanksion kont kabinè evel fanfan kap sal prestij ko a e nap mande tou defansè dwa moun ak reprezantan sendikal yo ki nan peyi a pou fikse a klè pozision yo paske komité a ba yo tout dokiman legal ki pwouve klèman ke se mèt evel fanfan ki otè prinsipal sabotaj materièl viktim yo nap site pa exanp :sant solidarité,better work,batay ouvrye ak rnddh e latrye sou baz konsta sa yo mèt fanfan dwe satisfè nan tout transparans 3 pwen sa yo kise :1) rapo fyab sou gagot lajan li fasilité nan pak sonapi ak materyèl viktim yo.2) arestasion tout konplis direk ou indirek swivan kloz ki nan prokirasion notaryé ke komité direktè a te ba li pou sa.3) reyalizazion vwayiaj la san delè pou medna ak pepe al siyen ako final avek frantz pilorge pou satisfè 500 viktim yo swivan sa ki di nan lèt notifikasion ke mèt evel fanfan te voyé nan konsula ameriken pou garanti vwayaj la an antretan nap tou profité mikro laprès pou anonse la polis,defansè dwa moun yo ak tout media ke nou pral plante pikèt nou chak jou devan kabinè omod ki nan delma 49 #16 juskaske 500 viktim yo jwen satisfaksion.Justis ak sekirité pou tout travayè san diskriminasion paske vwa pèp la se vwa Bondye!!!
re: Wyclef supports Haiti bill without consideration of impacts
Uncle Wyclef is fronting for his massah.
His uncle is a reactionary right wing publisher who has defended teh right wing death squads and taught his nephew well.
What we are getting as news from Haiti is just like waht russians used to get from Pravda.
Jean supported the criminals, murderers and thugs who armed by the US overthrew the legitimate government along with Canadian and american help.
He carefully sidestepped these criminals recent murderous crimes and made it seems like they were simple peasants who had enough.
I guess he will tell all inner city blacks in the US to do the same thing.
The face of imperialism is proppred by Uncle Tom's like Wyclef.
At least the business leaders who helped overthrow the legitimate govt. will be able to pay almost nothing. (asking for a standard like a minimum salary can get you killed in Haiti)
The same profiteers who made money on cheap labor for the past 3 decades will continue to do so.
Anyone who thinks that things will change is a total moron.
When the rules of the game stay the same, it doesnt matter what you do or how much aid you give, things will not change.
A fool is the person who does something 99 times and thinks that if he does the same thing for the 100th, it will somehow change.
We are witnessing how celebrities are being used as apologists for the status quo helping create an illusion that things will be different.
Wyclef is a spoon fed traitor.
re: Wyclef supports Haiti bill without consideration of impacts
JE VOUDRAIS PRENDRE CONTACT AVEC M. Richard COLES Societé MULTITEX Comment faire?
re: Wyclef supports Haiti bill without consideration of impacts
Already 4 months since we're starting up with a serie of movements against the company "hanesbrands" [HBI] after his brutal decision and without warning to put an end to the operations of the plant "cd apparel in haiti since May 4 2007. Since then, more 500 families are without job having heavy responsibilities in a country of which the financial situation is very difficult. We realize that the decision of hanes is a discrimination against the haitians workers [following the requirement of the "code of conduct] because of such is not the case for the plants of the other countries as Rep. Dominican, Puerto Rico, Canada,Mexico and the U.S.A that she hears damaging[pay charges] once removed their jobs.
We want that the persons in charge of hanes to know: Gerald Evans, Richard Noll take their responsibilities of damaging the workers of cd apparel [hg] to avoid the worse one before it be too late. The fight is set in motion by the workers victims already the victory is at us; for this, we claim the support of all!!!
re: Wyclef supports Haiti bill without consideration of impacts
By the presente, we, the workers victims of the CD Apparel in Haiti want to attract the attention of the public opinion nationnal and international that the company Hanesbrands inc. (Hbi) is liveliness of itself in a manner disnonest defend when she declare that the work which is done in Haiti through internet by the workers is a companion of denigrement and of slander. By there, Hanes wants to hide the truth and destroy the light on the bad situation of the workers of the CD Apparel that itself caused for the decision to close in a manner brutal and illegal the CDApparel (HG) was taken by the persons in charge of Hanes May 4 2007 since this day more one than 500 workers are on the paved having Heavy responsibilities a lot money for bank and children to send to the school. They want to be damaged as all the others plants. We want sharply that the defenders of the human rights and the representants of the union organizations as well as the bosses of Hanes send their delegations in Haiti to CD Apparel s.a, Industrial Park (SONAPI) #31 in order to meet the workers for their information and to do the light on the question because carries it workers remained opened to all negotiation...
Greetings to all !!!
To the attention of the persons in charge of the company HANES Brands.
that already does more than four month than the workers have in their possession close to 480.000 T shirt without counting the materials and incidental such as: boxes, cartons, labels, machine etc; on which these is carried the logo of your company and with these logo one all can do without forgetting some lots of work which have been put in deviation. The haitian social legislation in his item gives legal provision to the workers to seize the goods, furnish and buildings while awaiting that the parties find a compromise that their permit of resolve the conflict. The code of conduct and the social legislation american done obligations to the company Hanes to compensate the workers of CD APPAREL as this some is the case for: Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, U.S.A and the last one in dates the Dominican republic. This is in this perspective that the workers victims of all the abuses ask Mr. Richard Noll Gérald Evens, E. The Wyatts etc of well to want to take conscience while returning in contact with their lawyer or the workers themselves for a modus operandi in order strength liberer the merchandise. So, the safe, fast and reliable way à be one, it's à get the workers because they leave opened their door for Hanes. Distinguished greetings. Me Jorice Orémil Lawyer of the workers of CD APPAREL in Haiti !!!
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Saturday, August 14, 2010
To Mr. Jorge Perez Lopez,
President of FLA (Fair Labor Association)
Dear Perez, by the special presente we write you as representatives of the Haitian victim workers from Cd Apparel S.A in the Sonapi, industrial park of the Port-au-Prince Bldg # 31. As you already know on May 04,2007 the Leaders of Hanes brands INC with the complicity of the Haitian employers ended their contract with the Cd Apparel’s Plant without any warning throwing into jeopardy the livelihoods of 500 poor’s workers and their families join with the worst tragedy of the Haitian people caused by the Earthquake taken place on January 12 ,2010 that which get worse the economic and social situation of the workers. Note that the illegal closure of our plant violates the Haitian labor law requires an employer to give damages and full compensation to the victim workers because this injustice impede the international social legislation on work which demand you as defender of the human rights to fix your position so that a solution can be done. For the truth and the history, we’re paid to tell you Mr. Lopez that we keep for Hanes by the law 420.000 pieces of T-shirts without forgetting a lot of materials finishing goods at Sonapi Bldg #31 ( six containers ) we please you to let us know your position on this case and your staff one ??? Of more, you had informed the committee of Cd Apparel on a declaration from Hanes pretending that all the victim of this Plant got already obtained “Full Compensation” but without any proof on this lie! For the knowledge of Humanity, we want to declare that the workers did not receive any compensation and damages from an employer in Haiti explaining the critical situation of the victims after the brutal earthquake … To make light on this case we need have a copy of the payroll’s file (doc of payroll) showing how many employees who have been paid? When? The sum for each one of them? In what currency? Like this the truth should be at the main of the international public opinion and demand to the leaders of Hanes to compensate and repair the poor Haitian workers after 4 years of excellent services for their profit and the one of Cd Apparel’s employer but nothing for the victims: What injustice!!!
We look forward to your response for an immediately resolution to this case.
From the committee of Cd Apparel in Haiti at Sonapi Bldg # 31 !
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Responsibles of the Hanes brands,
The comitee of workers of CD Apparel, at building #31, parc industrial (sonapi) HAITI joins their lawer, Jorice Oremil to greet the differences national organization and international for their help and to their enterprise fight by the said workers realize to damages.
Note that the boss of CD Apparel Frantz Pilorge came in Haiti after some meetings with the leaders responsible of Hanes and he has made the workers know that the bosses of Hanes,such as : Richard noll, Gerald evens,Micheal Jordand ………
Are vampires who don’t cease to exploit the workers around the word.
Speaking of Haiti he make understand that the Haitians workers are victims of racial discrimination. This enterprise “CD Apparel” has been congratulated by the same leaders for its efficiency and it’s products without any others .
The Haitians bosses put themselves to the bosses of Hanes side to exploit more the poor Haitian workers .
Lots of companies around the wold have been compensated with discussion such as:
Dominican Republic :3millions dollars us
Porto-Rico =$18.000000 US
Mexico :=$ 27.000000US
Canada : big millions
USA : big millions
And Haitians workers suffer until now and the workers of this company are left to their own devices.
These workers can’t send their children to school , pay the rent not to say sanitary cares about fity thousand (50000) workers arrange themselves already for a strike which aims at two objectives:
1-Ask Hanes Brands to compensate the workers of CD Apparel
2-Ask the Haitian parliamentaries to note the law on minimum wage.
We, workers of the cd apparel let us learn that some bosses of the company Hanes Brands such as: Richard Noll, Gerard Evens, Jorge Oliva from WRAP and others ally themselves with the haitians employers to know: the Bakers, the Apaids, and Richard Coles to prevent to the employees of CD Apparel to obtain their damages and repairs as Hanes does it always for the others plants.For your information, we say that :
Haitian government for the coming days will arrest certain other bosses for corruption and contreband , after the brandt , the Boulos , it will be the Baker’s and Richard Coles, the Apaid’s , Madsen, Acra, Meuz turn . This is the reason we want to ask the persons in charge of hanes to divorce with these employers in order not to to be considered as accomplice in the file of the workers of cd apparel because the state haitian [René Preval] will follow: authors and accomplices in this so national one as international file if hanes refuses, she will be considered as social danger for all the workers of the entire world.
We are waiting fo Hanes investigation in Haiti to release this crisis.
We write the American congress to take action to close the Hanes enterprises.
The workers of CD Apparel have been waiting and expecting that the leaders of Hanes will not shut the door in their face and will satisfy the workes
re: Wyclef supports Haiti bill without consideration of impacts
The objective of our walkout towards consists of you it's to inform you of a position criticizes that we lived in Haiti, we the workers victims of the CD APPAREL S.A since May 4, 2007 this is that: FRANTZ PILORGE [owner of the cd apparel] of complicity with the private sector Haiti, the middle class haitian and the leaders of hanes [HBI] do all to maintain the workers in discrimination and the misery after the brutal closing and illegal of the plant CD APPAREL by Hanes without previous notice, refuse of us damage and repair. Of more FRANTZ PILORGE informed the workers than Hanes does not want to pay the workers by motive of racial discrimination and the color question, and course the workers are black haitian of more, he says, that to every closing of a plant, the persons in charge of Hanes do themselves always the duty of damage and pay charge to all of employees according to the requirement of the social international legislation of the work and the CODE OF CONDUCT from Hanes Therefore, PILORGE says if Hanes does not want repair the workers of cd apparel in Haiti this is a crime against humanity and a flagrant violation of the right of the workers. For more of informations, we invite yourself to click on these links. We are at sonapi, parc industial # 31. in here the address of our lawyer/ attorney : 509/34297129; 509/37548022; 22133089. IN sum PILORGE notes for example Hanes pays charges and damage the employees of D.R, Puerto Rico; Mexico; Canada and the U.S.A Plant for what according to him Hanes refuse to dame the workers of CD APPAREL S.A [HG] for this : The responsibles of human right and the lawer’s men must demand to the responsibles of Hanes to pay the workers after 4 years of excellent works for the company Hanes !!!
re: Wyclef supports Haiti bill without consideration of impacts
The objective of our walkout towards consists of you it's to inform you of a position criticizes that we lived in Haiti, we the workers victims of the CD APPAREL S.A since May 4, 2007 this is that: FRANTZ PILORGE [owner of the cd apparel] of complicity with the private sector Haiti, the middle class haitian and the leaders of hanes [HBI] do all to maintain the workers in discrimination and the misery after the brutal closing and illegal of the plant CD APPAREL by Hanes without previous notice, refuse of us damage and repair. Of more FRANTZ PILORGE informed the workers than Hanes does not want to pay the workers by motive of racial discrimination and the color question, and course the workers are black haitian of more, he says, that to every closing of a plant, the persons in charge of Hanes do themselves always the duty of damage and pay charge to all of employees according to the requirement of the social international legislation of the work and the CODE OF CONDUCT from Hanes Therefore, PILORGE says if Hanes does not want repair the workers of cd apparel in Haiti this is a crime against humanity and a flagrant violation of the right of the workers. For more of informations, we invite yourself to click on these links. We are at sonapi, parc industial # 31. in here the address of our lawyer/ attorney : 509/34297129; 509/37548022; 22133089. IN sum PILORGE notes for example Hanes pays charges and damage the employees of D.R, Puerto Rico; Mexico; Canada and the U.S.A Plant for what according to him Hanes refuse to dame the workers of CD APPAREL S.A [HG] for this : The responsibles of human right and the lawer’s men must demand to the responsibles of Hanes to pay the workers after 4 years of excellent works for the company Hanes !!!
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Tuesday , Jan 03, 2011
To Mr. C. Ryan Reetz,
member of ICC Arbitration Commission Task Forces on Amiable Solution
Dear / Sir Ryan, as a law man and political, by this special present, the committee of the victims from Cd Apparel at Sonapi is paid to inform your staff and you about a nasty action very brutal which is providing currently in the Sonapi against the poor victims of Cd Apparel’s workers by the contractors of Hanes /HBI in Haiti with the random support of the Haitian’s employer on 30,December 2010 where they came with a International delegation and smash the padlock of the containers holding 420,000 pieces of T-shirts finishing goods without including a lot of materials blocked on May 4,2007 to demand from the leaders of Hanes :“ Damages and repairs “ for the victims as they got done it for the employees of Puerto-Rico, Mexico city, Dominican republic etc… But for what not the same arrangement for the workers of Cd Apparerel after five years of excellent jobs for the profit of the leaders of Hanes brands and his Contractors in Haiti! Note that we keep informing the national and international public opinion, the defenders of human rights, and the trade union sector about the nasty plan to take away the containers hidely for Hanes without any disposal to compensate the victims as you know their critical situation in Haiti after the earthquake on January, 12, 2010 which has been destroying Haiti. For this right reason Mr. Ryan, the poor’s workers please you to fix your position against this crime and pray you to: 1) question Mr. Frantz Joseph Pilorge, owner of Cd Apparel and contractor of Hanes brands / Hbi about this matter to get his position on the bad ecomical situation which is jeopardize every day the past, the current and future of these poor wretch (be 500) and their family. 2) Join the support of your staff and the one of others organization to demand from the deciders of Hanes / HBI: Justice and full compensation for those poor workers in sonapi Bldg # 31 as they get to do it for any plant cancelled!!!
We look forward to your response for an immediately resolution to this case.
From the committee of Cd Apparel in Haiti at Sonapi Bldg # 31!
For the committee: Medna César -----James Moise -----Lonel Henry
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Mr. Richard Knoll, CEO
Hanesbrands Inc.
1000 East Hanes Mill Road
Winston Salem, NC 27105
USA
Date: Saturday,Feb 23,2008
Dear Mr. Knoll/Gerald Evans!
We write to you as representatives of workers from the CD Apparel factory in Port- au Prince, Haiti at sonapi industrial park building # 31. As you know, on May 4, 2007, the Leaders of Hanesbrands ended their contract with CD Apparel S.A without sufficient warning or notice throwing into jeopardy the livelihoods of over 500 workers and their families adding the nasty heartquake destroyed our poor country.The abusing cancellation and illegal closure of CD Apparel’s Plant by the responsibles of Hanes with the complicity of the Haitian's employer violates Haitian labor law which requires an employer to give workers twelves months for damages and repairs without forgetting 45 months that the workers are standing on foot to demand from Hanes “ Compensation and repairs” cause by the brutal cancellation of CD Apparel on may 4, 2007 the workwers can not work and can not support their families in their socio-economic situation very very difficult.. The workers are also owed their severance pay and benefits for 45 months remain unpaid from may 2007 to date. We request that Hanesbrand work with CD Apparel S.A to reach an agreement that will pay these poor workers their severance and benefit pay include their compensation according to the code of conduct and the international legislation for work demanding Hanes’s responsibles to do it for any Plant in any country as they done it for D.R, PUERTO-RICO, CANADA, MEXICO AND U.S.A, once cancelled their Plant.Note that the CD Apparel’s workers: from May 4, 2007 to date are considered as current employees for Hanes and the contractor or owner of this Plant ,every day they are standing to CD Apparel’s gate to demand their due.
For close to five years, over 500 workers produced T-shirts for Hanesbrands. During this period, we were commended for the high quality of our work and production levels. As a corporation whose Code of Conduct promotes workers rights, we are dismayed by your corporation’s lack of response to workers in Haiti and its violation of its own principles. Without our high quality work, Hanesbrands would not have remained as profitable as it did for 5 years to their profit and theone of the CD APPAREL'S owner.It’s for that CD Apparel’s Plant has been in the Caribbean the number one for Hanes about production and quality.
Given the socio- economic reality of Haiti after, the Quake, the illegal closure of CD Apparel, the defiance of Haitian law and the violation of worker rights without forgetting the international social legislation on work reflect a direct violation of your Code of Conduct and international labor rights. We request a meeting with you to discuss the severance owed ( full compensation) to CD Apparel’s workers and a resolution of the illegal closure after 5 years of excellent jobs for Hanesbrands/HBI
We look forward to your response and an immediate resolution to this case
Sincerely yours !
From the committee of CD Apparel: César Medna---------James Moise---------Lonel Henry !!!
2- CD Apparel’s victims workers
Solidarity Village #29 on Airport Road Entry Haitian Tractor
Zip code HT 6111
Phones:(509)37244149,36326464, 36311411,36367066,36353007.
Email:ouvriersvictimescdapparel500 [at] yahoo.fr
To whom it may concern !
By the presente, we want to attract the attention of the national opinion and international, the representatives of the trade union organizations, the defenders of the human rights, the organizations of women for the respect and the protection of the workers, representative of the democratic party, the representative of the democratic party, the black cocus, the American government and inform all of an improper and mean position that we are liveliness to undergo in Haiti to The people party being part of the middle class haitian and private haitian sector without forgetting verbal threats on our persons through cell phone that they are in the process of utter to our place. We know very clearly that Mr. Frantz J. Pilorge being, owner of Cd Apparel S.a and principal contractor of the company Saralee/ Hanesbrands[Hbi] has, of by his certification of recognition legal obtained from the international organization "WRAP APPAREL" the full permission and guarantee to seize the law and the justice regarding to seal the materials and equipments of Hanesbrands[Inc] regarding to demand "justice and repair" for the 500 employees victims at the time of the improper and nasty cancellation of Cd Apparel S.a by the leaders of Hanes on May 4 2007. This is for that we warn yourself of all eventual maneuver that he would have plotted with the complicity of Mr. Richard Coles, Mr. Andy Jr. Apaid, Jn Paul Faubert and Mr. Sassine against the right of the victims who are claiming : justice and repair for price of the 4 years of misery, of injustice, of exploitation and of discrimination that they returned to the company Hanes [inc]. To the look of the law and justice only Frantz Pilorge [owner and direct contractor] is able and get full access to undertake walk and step with the national and international instances and ask Hanes to pay the employees and to allow the workers to unlock the merchandise of saralee / Hanes .For the direct implication of all other sector in the matter would be qualified flagrant offence[ infraction] which is strictly punished by the law and justice [penal].. Only Frantz pilorge can deliver the secrets of Cd Apparel [his enterprise] and allow all intervention inside of the building # 31. For, the workers understand the game and keep to explain to Mr. Pilorge all bad action in the matter he will be responsible and then the employees will take action against all the complicity !!!
"Justice and respect for rights of all the workers of the entire world!!!
In this perspective, the Haitian workers need that the President Barak Obama, Mr. Joe Bidden, the senator Hillary Clinton and all the American people to take act of the bad situation of Cd Apparel’s workers after the illegal cancellation of this Plant by the leaders of Hanesbrands INC on May 04, 2007 and demand to them to compensate these employees because the bad closure and illegal cancellation of Cd Apparel’s factory at Sonapi building 31 by Hanes cause several harms on the social and economic life of the workers and jeopardize their own future and their family one. Note that Cd Apparel’s enterprise has been certified by Wrap Apparel to be working for the American company means Hanesbrands [HBI] so that the employees could be compensated at the end of his contract with Hanes. If Richard Noll, Gerald Evans, Lee Chadden and joan Johnson refuse paying Damages to the 500 poor victims of Cd Apparel: That should be a risk against the human rights and the protection of the workers. In sum, the Wrap certification number of Cd Apparel’s Plant is 5382. God bless the workers in the world !
From the committee of CD Apparel!!!
re: Wyclef supports Haiti bill without consideration of impacts
Tuesday, Jan 04, 2011
To Mr. Jorge Perez Lopez,
President of FLA (Fair Labor Association)
Dear Perez, by the special present we write you as representatives of the Haitian victim workers from Cd Apparel S.A in the Sonapi, industrial park of the Port-au-Prince Bldg # 31. As you already know on May 04, 2007 the Leaders of Hanes brands INC with the complicity of the Haitian employers ended their contract with the Cd Apparel’s Plant without any warning throwing into jeopardy the livelihoods of 500 poor’s workers and their families join with the worst tragedy of the Haitian people caused by the Earthquake taken place on January 12 , 2010 that which get worse the economic and social situation of the workers. Note that the illegal closure of our plant violates the Haitian labor law requires an employer to give damages and full compensation to the victim workers because this injustice impede the international social legislation on work which demand you as defender of the human rights to fix your position so that a solution can be done. For the truth and the history, we’re paid to tell you Mr. Lopez that we keep for Hanes by the law 420.000 pieces of T-shirts without forgetting a lot of materials finishing goods at Sonapi Bldg #31 ( six containers ) we please you to let us know your position on this case and your staff one ??? Of more, you had informed the committee of Cd Apparel on a declaration from Hanes pretending that all the victim of this Plant got already obtained “Full Compensation” but without any proof on this lie! For the knowledge of Humanity, we want to declare that the workers did not receive any compensation and damages from an employer in Haiti explaining the critical situation of the victims after the brutal earthquake … To make light on this case we need have a copy of the payroll’s file (doc of payroll) showing how many employees who have been paid? When? The sum for each one of them? In what currency? Like this the truth should be at the main of the international public opinion and demand to the leaders of Hanes to compensate and repair the poor Haitian workers after 4 years of excellent services for their profit and the one of Cd Apparel’s employer but nothing for the victims: What injustice!!!
We look forward to your response for an immediately resolution to this case.
From the committee of Cd Apparel in Haiti at Sonapi Bldg # 31 !
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Mr. Richard Knoll, CEO
Hanesbrands Inc.
1000 East Hanes Mill Road
Winston Salem, NC 27105
USA
Date: Friday,Juanary 23,2008
Dear Mr. Knoll:
We write to you as representatives of workers from the CD Apparel factory in Por au Prince, Haiti at sonapi industrial park building # 31. As you know, on May 4, 2007, the Leaders of Hanesbrands ended their contract with CD Apparel S.A without sufficient warning throwing into jeopardy the livelihoods of over 500 workers and their families.The abusing cancellation and illegal closure of CD Apparel’s Plant by the responsibles of Hanes violates Haitian labor law which requires an employer to give workers twelves months for damages without forgetting twenty months that the workers are getting to demand from Hanes “ Compensation and repair” cause, after the brutal closure of CD Apparel on may 4, 2007 the workwers can not work and can not support their families in their socio-economic situation very very difficult.. The workers are also owed their severance pay and benefits for twenty months remain unpaid from may 2007 to date. We request that Hanesbrand work with CD Apparel S.A to reach an agreement that will pay workers their severance and benefit pay include their compensation according to the code of conduct and the international legislation for work demanding Hanes’s responsibles to do it for any Plant in any country as they done it for D.R, PUERTO-RICO, CANADA, MEXICO AND U.S.A, once cancelled their Plant.Note that the CD Apparel’s workers: from May 4, 2007 to date are considered as current employees for Hanes and the contractor or owner of this Plant ,everyday they are standing to CD Apparel’s gate to demand their due.
For close to four years, over 500 workers produced T-shirts for Hanesbrands. During this period, we were commended for the high quality of our work and production levels. As a corporation whose Code of Conduct promotes workers rights, we are dismayed by your corporation’s lack of response to workers in Haiti and its violation of its own principles. Without our high quality work, Hanesbrands would not have remained as profitable as it did for 4 years.It’s for that CD Apparel’s Plant has been in the Caribbean the number one for Hanes about production and quality.
Given the socio- economic reality of Haiti, the illegal closure of CD Apparel, the defiance of Haitian law and the violation of worker rights reflect a direct violation of your Code of Conduct and international labor rights. We request a meeting with you to discuss the severance owed to CD Apparel’s workers and a resolution of the illegal closing.
We look forward to your response and an immediate resolution to this case
Sincerely yours !
From the committee of CD Apparel!!!
re: Wyclef supports Haiti bill without consideration of impacts
By the presente, we, the workers victims of the CD Apparel in Haiti want to attract the attention of the public opinion nationnal and international that the company Hanesbrands inc. (Hbi) is liveliness of itself in a manner disnonest defend when she declare that the work which is done in Haiti through internet by the workers is a companion of denigrement and of slander. By there, Hanes wants to hide the truth and destroy the light on the bad situation of the workers of the CD Apparel that itself caused for the decision to close in a manner brutal and illegal the CDApparel (HG) was taken by the persons in charge of Hanes May 4 2007 since this day more one than 500 workers are on the paved having Heavy responsibilities a lot money for bank and children to send to the school. They want to be damaged as all the others plants. We want sharply that the defenders of the human rights and the representants of the union organizations as well as the bosses of Hanes send their delegations in Haiti to CD Apparel s.a, Industrial Park (SONAPI) #31 in order to meet the workers for their information and to do the light on the question because carries it workers remained opened to all negotiation...
Greetings to all !!! 2-To the attention of the persons in charge of the company HANES Brands.
that already does more than four month than the workers have in their possession close to 480.000 T shirt without counting the materials and incidental such as: boxes, cartons, labels, machine etc; on which these is carried the logo of your company and with these logo one all can do without forgetting some lots of work which have been put in deviation. The haitian social legislation in his item gives legal provision to the workers to seize the goods, furnish and buildings while awaiting that the parties find a compromise that their permit of resolve the conflict. The code of conduct and the social legislation american done obligations to the company Hanes to compensate the workers of CD APPAREL as this some is the case for: Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, U.S.A and the last one in dates the Dominican republic. This is in this perspective that the workers victims of all the abuses ask Mr. Richard Noll Gérald Evens, E. The Wyatts etc of well to want to take conscience while returning in contact with their lawyer or the workers themselves for a modus operandi in order strength liberer the merchandise. So, the safe, fast and reliable way à be one, it's à get the workers because they leave opened their door for Hanes. Distinguished greetings. Me Jorice Orémil Lawyer of the workers of CD APPAREL in Haiti !!! 3-Responsibles of the Hanes brands,
The comitee of workers of CD Apparel, at building #31, parc industrial (sonapi) HAITI joins their lawer, Jorice Oremil to greet the differences national organization and international for their help and to their enterprise fight by the said workers realize to damages.
Note that the boss of CD Apparel Frantz Pilorge came in Haiti after some meetings with the leaders responsible of Hanes and he has made the workers know that the bosses of Hanes,such as : Richard noll, Gerald evens,Micheal Jordand ………
Are vampires who don’t cease to exploit the workers around the word.
Speaking of Haiti he make understand that the Haitians workers are victims of racial discrimination. This enterprise “CD Apparel” has been congratulated by the same leaders for its efficiency and it’s products without any others .
The Haitians bosses put themselves to the bosses of Hanes side to exploit more the poor Haitian workers .
Lots of companies around the wold have been compensated with discussion such as:
Dominican Republic :3millions dollars us
Porto-Rico =$18.000000 US
Mexico :=$ 27.000000US
Canada : big millions
USA : big millions
And Haitians workers suffer until now and the workers of this company are left to their own devices.
These workers can’t send their children to school , pay the rent not to say sanitary cares about fity thousand (50000) workers arrange themselves already for a strike which aims at two objectives:
1-Ask Hanes Brands to compensate the workers of CD Apparel
2-Ask the Haitian parliamentaries to note the law on minimum wage.
We, workers of the cd apparel let us learn that some bosses of the company Hanes Brands such as: Richard Noll, Gerard Evens, Jorge Oliva from WRAP and others ally themselves with the haitians employers to know: the Bakers, the Apaids, and Richard Coles to prevent to the employees of CD Apparel to obtain their damages and repairs as Hanes does it always for the others plants.For your information, we say that :
Haitian government for the coming days will arrest certain other bosses for corruption and contreband , after the brandt , the Boulos , it will be the Baker’s and Richard Coles, the Apaid’s , Madsen, Acra, Meuz turn . This is the reason we want to ask the persons in charge of hanes to divorce with these employers in order not to to be considered as accomplice in the file of the workers of cd apparel because the state haitian [René Preval] will follow: authors and accomplices in this so national one as international file if hanes refuses, she will be considered as social danger for all the workers of the entire world.
We are waiting fo Hanes investigation in Haiti to release this crisis.
We write the American congress to take action to close the Hanes enterprises.
The workers of CD Apparel have been waiting and expecting that the leaders of Hanes will not shut the door in their face and will satisfy the workes
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POUR DE VRAI ET POUR DE BON MICHEL MARTELLY RESTE ET DEMEURE LA REFERENCE HAITIENNE EN MATIERE DU CHANGEMENT REEL AU PROFIT DU PEUPLE HAITIEN DANS LE DOMAINE SOCIO POLITIQUE. POUR CELA J'INVITE LA POPULATION HAITIENNE DE RENONCER A L'ANCIENNE PRATIQUE TRADITIONNELLE DE LA CLASSE POLITIQUE D'HAITI POUR AINSI APPRECIER LA VOLONTE MANIFESTE ET VOLITIVE DE MARTELLY EN VUE DE CONNAITRE DES JOURS MEILLEURS EN FAVEUR LA MASSE TOUJOURS MEPRISEE PAR CETTE CLASSE POLITIQUE D'OU MIRLANDE EST ISSUE.VIVE LA VOLONTE DU PEUPLE HAITI QUI VEUT DU CHANGEMENT AVEC MR. MICHEL JOSEPH MARTELLY CAR LA COMPETENCE ET LA VISION SE LAISSENT APPRECIER NON PAS AU SALON MAIS DANS LE CHAMP. BONNE CHANCE AU PEUPLE HAITIEN COMBIEN INTELLIGENT GARDANT L'OEIL OUVERT AUX ACTIONS LOUCHES DES SOI DISANTS INTELLECTUELS. PA BLYE VOT OU SE LI KI DETENIME AVNIW. PA KITE MALFINI KI TE TRETE NOU DE CHYEN KI MANJE VOMI LI PRAN NOU POU BET KALE JEW PASKE KOU SA PAP PASE!!!
re: Wyclef supports Haiti bill without consideration of impacts
By the presente, we want to attract the attention of the national opinion and international, the representants of the trade union organizations, the defenders of the human rights, the organizations of women for the respect and the protection of the workers, representants on the democratic party, the representants on the democratic party, the black cocus and inform all of an improper and mean position that we are liveliness to undergo in Haiti to The people party being part of the middle class haitian and private haitian sector without forgetting verbal threats on our persons through cell phone that they are in the process of utter to our place. We know very clearly that Mr. Frantz J. Pilorge being, owner of Cd Apparel S.a and principal contractor of the company Saralee/ Hanesbrands[Hbi] has, of by his certification of recognition legale obtained from the international organization "WRAP APPAREL" the full permission and guarantee to seize the law and the justice regarding to seal the materials and equipments of Hanesbrands[Inc] regarding to demand "justice and repair" for the 500 employees victims at the time of the improper and nasty resiliation of Cd Apparel S.a by the leaders of Hanes on May 4 2007. This is for that that we warn yourself of all eventual maneuver that he would have plotted with the complicity of Mr. Richard Coles, Mr. Andy Jr. Apaid, Jn Paul Faubert and Mr. Sassine against the right of the victims that claim: justice and repair for price of the 4 years of misery, of injustice, of exploitation and of discrimination that they returned to the company Hanes [inc]. To the look of the law and justice only Frantz Pilorge [owner and direct contractor] is able and get full access to undertake walk and step with the national and international instances and ask Hanes to pay the employees and to allow the workers to unlock the merchandise of saralee / Hanes .For the direct implication of all other sector in the matter would be qualified flagrant offence[ infraction] which is strictly punished by the law and justice [penal].. Only Frantz pilorge can deliver the secrets of Cd Apparel [his enterprise] and allow all intervention inside of the building # 31. For, the workers understand the game and keep to explain to Mr. Pilorge all bad action in the matter he will be responsible and then the employees will take action against all the complicity !!! "Justice and respect of the rights of all the workers of the entire world!!!
re: Wyclef supports Haiti bill without consideration of impacts
THE CD APPAREL'S WORKERS IN AT SONAPI INDUSTRIAL PARK BUILDING # 31 ON TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE AVENUE DECIDE TO ATTRACT THE NATIONAL OPINION AND INTERNATIONAL ABOUT THE NASTY RESILIATION AND THE BRUTAL CLOSURE OF OUR PLANT ON MAI,4,2007 BY THE LEADERS OF SARALEE/ HANESBRANDS COMPANY SUCH AS :RICHARD A. NOLL;E.LEE WYATT.JR;DALES W. BOYLE;WILLIAM J. NICTAKIS;JOIA M. JOHNSON;GERALD W.EVANS,JR.;MICHAEL FLATOW;KEVIN D. HALL WHERE 500 POOR WORKERS ARE ON THE COBBLED WITHOUT MONEY; HOME; GETTING A LOT MONEY FOR BANK AND CHILDREN TO SEND TO SCHOOL AFTER THE HARD CROSSING OF HURRICANE " GUSTAV AND IKE. AND NOW THEY REFUSE TO COMPENSATE AND REPAIR US AS THE OTHERS PLANT IN THE OTHERS COUNTRY. THE POOR HAITIAN WORKERS PUT A QUESTION TO : THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY; THE TRADE UNION RESPONSIBLES AND THE DEFENDERS OF HUMAN RIGHTS TO PAY THEIR ATTENTION TO DEMAND BY ACT TO THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF HANES [INC] TO LISTEN TO THE REASON TO PAY THE WORKERS CAUSE ALL AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS BEEN WORKING FOR PEACE;JUSTICE;SECURITY AND RESPECT OF HUMAN RIGHTS BECAUSE THE AMERICAN ELECTIONS ARE COMING SOON AND THE WORKERS ARE WILLING TO UNLOCK THIS CRISIS AND SHIP THE 480.000 PIECES OF T-SHIRTS AND MATERIALS WHICH HAVE BEEN SEAL BY THE LAW AND JUSTICE. NOTE THAT THE LABORS HAVE BEEN COMPENSATED BY THE SAYING OF : CODE OF CONDUCT AND THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL LEGISLATION CONCERN WORK BECAUSE OF FRANTZ J. PILORGE IS OWNER OF CD APPAREL S.A AND THE DIRECT CONTRACTOR OF THE COMPANY HANESBRANDS[HBI] BY HIS WRAP CERTIFICATION NUMBER 5382!!!