viyella history

The brand name is registered as a trademark.

The trademark is registered in the USA.

Penitents in magdalene facilities produce dresses with Viyella fabric.

ˣNot bounded by these years.

Irish Human Rights Commission recommends inquiry and redress.

Justice for Magdalenes Research recognize inaction on part of the Irish government.

Find their submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review here: https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/lib-docs/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/session12/IE/JFM-JusticeforMagdalenes-eng.pdf

In that document, find a record of a person giving testimony stating that they have worked for Viyella in ‘Appendix II: Selected witness statements’, ‘Testimony A’, subsection ‘Abuse and neglect and forced labour in the Magdalene Laundry’.

Morrison McConnell celebrate 240 years of Viyella.