Bosses force female workers making jeans for Levis and Wrangler into sex
(The Guardian World News)

Women at factories in Lesotho owned by Taiwanese firm say jobs and promotions in jeopardy if they refuse advances, claims reportWomen producing jeans for American brands including Levi Strauss, Wrangler and Lee have been forced to sleep with their managers to keep their jobs or gain promotion, an investigation into sexual harassment and coercion at garment factories in Lesotho has found.Brands have responded to the `extensive` allegations by the the US-based Worker Rights Consortium by signing enforceable agreements with labour and women´s rights groups to eliminate gender-based violence for more than 10,000 workers at five factories owned by the Taiwanese company Nien Hsing, one of the southern African country´s largest employers. Continue reading...