In October 2024, the Garment Labour Union (GLU) achieved a landmark settlement with Bangalore-based supplier SAPL Industries, ensuring a substantial payout of wages unlawfully withheld to 317 workers at the factory during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2021. This resolution marked the culmination of a three-year legal struggle, spearheaded by GLU with support from the Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA), before the Bangalore Industrial Tribunal.

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