PVH, the parent company of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein are facing labor charges for worker misconduct. The company’s supplier factories in Ethiopia are being investigated for workplace violations. Workers were subject to verbal discrimination, overtime without pay, and fined for drinking water at their work stations. Ethiopia's labor market is heavily unregulated as it is one of the poorest nations in Africa. It does not have a minimum wage for workers and labor rights abuses are common in the manufacturing industry. The Workers Rights Consortium is monitoring the situation and will take appropriate action if violations are found.
See "Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein probe 'labor abuses' in Ethiopian factories", Amy Woodyatt, Reuters, April 16, 2019