In 2025, holding corporations accountable is more urgent than ever, as global companies operate with increasing impunity. Shifting political landscapes and weakened regulatory systems have put worker protections at risk, making it harder than ever to uphold fundamental human rights like the freedom to organize. This year, we are launching a new webinar series, Corporate Accountability in Uncertain Times, to examine how global corporations and the social auditing firms meant to oversee them are exploiting today’s instability to silence workers, evade responsibility, and roll back hard-won protections.

We invite you to join us for the first conversation in the series:

Unraveled Commitments: The Global Impact of Fruit of the Loom’s Unionized Factory Shutdowns

June 11, 12:00-1:30pm ET / 9:00-10:30am PT

Earlier this year, Fruit of the Loom announced the closure of its last two unionized garment factories in Honduras: Jerzees Nuevo Día and Confecciones Dos Caminos. These closures have displaced over 3,000 workers and marked a stark reversal from the company’s 2009 commitment to respect labor rights in the region. That commitment came in response to global pressure – led by Honduran workers, international advocates, and student movements – which had forced the company to reopen a previously shuttered union factory and take concrete steps toward ensuring the right to organize.

Now, those promises have unraveled.

This webinar will explore the long arc of labor organizing within Fruit of the Loom’s Honduran operations, the international solidarity that shaped the company’s commitments, and the profound implications of these latest factory closures. We will hear directly from workers and organizers who have led these efforts on the ground and in global advocacy arenas.

This conversation will be held in English and Spanish, with interpretation provided.