TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. Introduction and Executive Summary
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II. History of Severance Theft in Brand Supply
Chains and Efforts to Achieve Remedy
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III. Confirmed Cases of Severance Theft
during Covid-19
IV. Evidence of Broader Violations and Estimates
of the Scope of Severance Theft across the
Apparel Supply Chain
V. What Will It Take to End Chronic Theft of
Garment Workers’ Terminal Compensation?