BANGKOK (Reuters): Garment workers in Thailand who were illegally underpaid while making products for major brands have received all the wages owed to them after theme park operator and film producer Universal Studios agreed to pay the outstanding amount.
Universal Studios, owned by media giant Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal, agreed to give US$20,000 to a group of Myanmar workers on Wednesday (Feb 24) -- following three other global brands in making payments to settle the 3.5 million baht ($116,550) owed in unpaid wages.
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