Gildan Activewear Inc. is a Canadian manufacturer and marketer of basic family apparel and the owner of a number of other apparel brands including Gold Toe, Anvil and Alstyle. The company was founded in 1984 and operates primarily through the two business channels of Printwear and Retail Markets. Gildan Activewear Inc. employs 42,000 workers at locations in Canada, U.S., Honduras, Nicaragua, U.K., China and Bangladesh, and is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.