Shoes slated for production in China despite denial
Benjamin Haas in Hong Kong
Tuesday 20 June 2017 20.00 EDT
Last modified on Tuesday 20 June 2017 20.51 EDT
When three activists investigating labour abuses at a factory that makes Ivanka Trump shoes in China were arrested, the brand .. attempted to distance itself .. by saying it had been months since its products were manufactured there ...
But a 14 April production table from the factory in Ganzhou in southeast China show nearly 1,000 shoes were slated to be manufactured between 23 and 25 May. The order was set to be delivered by 30 May. Material for clothing and shoes is typically ordered months in advance ...
The three detained activists, who worked for New York-based NGO China Labor Watch, were preparing to release a report that showed a host a labor violations at the factory ...
Those abuses include paying below China’s legal minimum wage, managers verbally abusing workers and “violations of women’s rights” ...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/21/ivanka-trump-shoes-slated-for-production-at-china-factory-despite-brands-denial
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