(MADISON) The University of Wisconsin-Madison sent an envoy to El Salvador Thursday, to investigate allegations of mismanagement and corruption at a factory that made official sportswear for the University.
Hermosa Manufacturing contracted with Adidas to make UW clothing from 2000 to 2002. After it closed in 2005, complaints streamed in from former employees, including claims that 260 people were dismissed without receiving $825,000 in back pay or severance, and that unionized workers were blacklisted.