One woman with 3 years of experience reported to earn 87 cents for an 8 hour work day. Sold under Shuly's and Elsie labels at J.C. penny and smaller retailers. John whistler is U.S. director of the plant. Excel Apparel Exports, jointly owned and operated with the Kellwood Co. produces women's underwear for Hanes, a division of Sarah Lee corporation, and slips sold at Dillard Departmentstore. Alpha sewing produces industrial gloves for Ansell Edmont of Coshocto, Ohio, owned by Ansell International of Lilburn, georgia, in turn owned by Pacific Dunlop Ltd, melbourne Australia.
Workers report skin and respiratory problems because of worker unprotectedly with heavy chemicals.
Ouvriye was formed in the early 1990's after the elction of president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The three year military coup 1991-1994 seriously impended the work. Batay Ouvriye was able to increase it's contact with assembly plant workers. Many of the exisiting groups are peasant- and landless labourers groups. It is much harder to organise factory workers in the free trade zones.