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Agreement Reached with Forever 21
Forever 21, Inc., the Garment Worker Center, Sweatshop Watch, and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, on behalf of several Los Angeles garment workers represented by it, have reached an agreement to resolve all litigation between them. In addition, the parties have agreed to take steps to promote greater worker protection in the local garment industry. The parties are pleased to announce the resolution of this matter as a positive and symbolic step forward in demonstrating respect and appreciation for garment workers. Under the parties’ agreement, the national boycott of Forever 21 and related protests at the Company’s retail stores, initiated by the Garment Worker Center in 2001, have ended. The parties share a belief that garment workers should labor in lawful conditions and should be treated fairly and with dignity. Forever 21, the Garment Worker Center and Sweatshop Watch all remain committed to ensuring that the clothing Forever 21 sells in its stores is made under lawful conditions.

Forever 21 Press Kit items

Forever 21 Press Kit items

Factsheets

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Fact Sheet on Forever 21 (.doc)

Forever 21 Campaign Timeline (.pdf)

Forever 21 Price-to-wage comparison (.doc)

Garment Worker Profile - Maria Maura Colorado (.doc)

Pictures

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    Joint protest by ASSI Market and Forever 21 workers.GWC members Lucy Chavac and Esperanza Hernandez head up a 200-person march through Koreatown Nov. 16, 2002. The joint march with the Immigrant Workers Union called for an end to sweatshops and exploitation by Forever 21 and Assi Market. (for more on the Assi Market campaign, go to www.boycottassi.com)




    Garment Workers protest at Fashion 21 - the flagship store for the Forever 21 chain - on November 17, 2001.
    November 17, 2001, the garment workers announce their boycott against Forever 21 during a protest outside Fashion 21, the first store the company opened in 1984, in Los Angeles.


    Mimi Kennedy speaks out against Forever 21's refusal to pay owed wages.Actress Mimi Kennedy speaks in support of the garment workers' boycott against retailer Forever 21 at the unveiling of the billboard (behind her) across from the Beverly Center mall in Los Angeles, August 2, 2002. The billboard says "Forever 21 Sweatshop Made."