Giant completes worker-fee refunds in efforts to revoke import block

Giant Group has announced that it has now completed repayments to all current migrant workers under its "Zero Recruitment Fee" policy and is progressing on a corrective action plan aimed at getting a US Withhold Release Order (WRO) lifted.

In a press release, the Taiwanese company shared that a second phase of refunds was finished on 1 December, following Corrective Action Plan (CAP) procedures set by an independent auditor. Giant said that it "will continue advancing all CAP-related improvement measures", including further training offerings, policy updates, and stronger grievance channels for the migrant workers.

Giant will reimburse workers’ recruitment fees

Giant Bicycles, which is at the heart of a controversy over forced-labor allegations in Taiwan including in the bike industry, announced this week that it will reimburse recruitment fees for existing workers. Giant is the subject of a withhold release order from the US Customs and Border Protection unit over

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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) blocked imports of Giant bikes and parts earlier this autumn over forced-labour concerns, prompting the brand to petition for revocation and outline reforms, including upgraded worker housing and zero-fee hiring.