BANGKOK: More than a thousand sacked Thai garment workers who made bras at a factory supplying lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret have received a landmark US$8.3 million settlement, labour rights activists said on Saturday (May 28).
Brilliant Alliance Thai closed down its Samut Prakan factory in March 2021 after going bankrupt.
But the 1,250 laid-off workers – many of whom had worked at the factory for over a decade – did not receive severance payouts mandated under Thai law.
The factory also produced underwear for plus size American brands Lane Bryant and Torrid, owned by Sycamore Partners – but only Victoria’s Secret contributed to the settlement via a loan arrangement with the factory’s owners.
Victoria’s Secret confirmed in a statement that an agreement had been reached, but did not mention the amount involved.
“Over several months we had been in active communication with…
