Dear John, 

Stand with Salvadoran garment workers who sewed Grey’s Anatomy scrubs after Disney stole $1.3 million from them.

The 18th season of Grey’s Anatomy – one of the most-watched series on US television – just kicked off. Can you take action today in solidarity with garment workers in El Salvador who are trying to get the attention of Disney, which owns ABC and has made nearly three billion dollars off the show?

Barco Uniforms, which produces Grey’s Anatomy scrubs under Disney license, abandoned the Industrias Florenzi factory after making uniforms there for 15 years. The factory closed, fired its workforce, and failed to pay them more than a million dollars in wages and legally mandated severance. On average, the equivalent of two years’ wages has been stolen from each worker. The only chance that the 210 workers have of getting the money they earned is if Barco and Disney pay. But so far – more than a year since the factory closure – these companies have refused to accept their responsibility and have not paid a single penny.

“I worked for Industrias Florenzi for 15 years. We made scrubs for Grey’s Anatomy. I take care of my parents and now I don’t know what to do… We have had to take out a lot of debt because we don’t have enough money for food, medication, and other things.”

— Nuria Martinez

Here’s how you can stand in solidarity with the Salvadoran workers:

1. Print a sign or make your own. Post a selfie with the sign, tagging @Disney @greysanatomyscrubs_ @greysabc on Instagram or @Disney @BarcoUniforms @GreysABC on Twitter. Make sure to include #PayYourWorkers in the post! 
2. Visit the @greysanatomyscrubs_ @greysabc @Disney pages on Instagram and comment with #PayYourWorkers.
3. Sign and circulate the email action to send messages directly to decision -makers at Disney and Barco.

In Solidarity, 

GLJ-ILRF