Civil Plaintiff
Victoria’s Secret Will Pay an $8.3 Million Settlement to Fired Garment Makers
More than a thousand sacked Thai garment workers who made bras at a factory supplying lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret have received a landmark 8.3 million dollar settlement, labour rights activists said Saturday.
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.
