Under Fire From Students and Colleges, Apparel Company Rehires Workers

A leading sportswear manufacturer and university licensee, Russell Athletic, will rehire 1,200 workers who lost their jobs after the company closed a plant in Honduras, The New York Times reported today. Critics said that the company had shut down the plant after its workers unionized and that it has a history of mistreating its employees. Russell’s move followed furious lobbying and protests by student activists at American universities, as well as decisions by several of them to end licensing agreements with the company.