Making Ivanka Trump shoes: Long hours, low pay and abuse

[Sunlei]

Source: CTV

6/27 PM

GANZHOU, China -- A worker with blood dripping from his head marked a low point in the tense, grinding life at a southeastern China factory used by Ivanka Trump and other fashion brands. An angry manager had hit him with the sharp end of a high-heeled shoe.

Workers from the factory, including one current and two former employees who spoke to The Associated Press, reported overtime that stretched past midnight, steep production quotas and crude verbal abuse at Ganzhou Huajian International Shoe City Co. They said beatings were not unheard of, but the shoe attack, which all three say they witnessed last year, was violent enough to stand out

China Labor Watch said the company forced workers to sign fake pay stubs with inflated salary numbers and threatened to fire workers if they didn't fill in questionnaires about working conditions with pre-approved answers. Workers also said the company pressured people not to speak with outsiders about conditions at the factory.

Huajian, meanwhile, has been moving production to Ethiopia, where workers make around $100 a month, a fraction of what they pay in China, according to Song Yiping, a manager at Huajian's Ethiopian factory, who spoke to the AP in January. He said he's heard President Trump talk about bringing jobs back to America, but he doubts that will happen with shoes. Even Chinese vocational school dropouts don't want to work for Ethiopian wages. "The American clients push down the price," Song explained. "Consumers want to buy cheaper shoes."


Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/making-ivanka-trump-shoes-long-hours-low-pay-and-abuse-1.3479102

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"A single production line of 50 workers may need to produce close to 30,000 pairs of shoes, depending on seasonal demand, the current employee and one former employee told AP."

"Those who miss their targets do not collect the full salary, said the current employee."

[Cryptoad]

1. I bet ,,,

some of those WV unemployed could make some nice shoes.......

[Bengus81]

2. Yeah Ivanka,move production to Ethiopia for those $3.00 per day wages.........

Think how much more YOU will make at the abuse of others. Well...just like what your dad wants to do with health care. Sickening bunch,all of you.

[virgogal]

9. Did you read the entire article? Why single out one company?

[Bengus81]

12. Yeah I read the article,did you?

Looks simple to me,the Company SHE uses to make HER shoes to SELL is in Jina and they BEAT their employees. China...you know one of the places that Butternut wants to put an import tax on. Sure...Ivanka will pay an import tax on her precious little shoes.

BTW....Did I say SHE is the only Company in the US having shit made in China? No...AND the Company is thinking about a move to where workers make 3.00 per day.

So is it OK because a load of other Companies do the same? It's ok to BEAT them and pay them $3.00 per day. Hell NO,not IMO.

[IronLionZion]

3. List of shoes still made in USA for those interested

I'm wearing some Wisconsin-made Allen Edmonds right now. When I was in high school we had Pennsylvania-made Dinkles shoes for marching band and they were about $30 20 years ago.

http://www.usalovelist.com/american-made-shoes-ultimate-source-list/

Alden, men’s dress shoes, made in Middleborough, Massachusetts since 1884
Allen Edmonds, men’s dress shoes, casual shoes and boots, made in Wisconsin
Aurora Shoe Co shoes for men and women are handmade in upstate New York
Cade & Co, infant shoes made in Park City, Utah
Calleen Cordero women’s shoes are made in California.
California Magdesians, made in City of Industry, California
Carolina, men’s work boots (only select styles are made in USA)
Capps Shoe Company, men’s and women’s dress shoes made in Virginia
Chacos’ MyChacos collection that’s made Rockford, Michigan (other styles are not American made)
Chippewa Boots, loafers & rugged work & fashion boots for men & women (only select styles)
CYDWOQ, men and women’s boots, flats, boots, made in Burbank, California
Danner offers select styles of made in USA hiking boots, hunting boots, work boots, and urban wear boots.
Eastland, has a ‘Made in Maine Collection’ of shoes for men and women
Eliza B, youth and women’s flip flops, made in Connecticut
Esquivel luxury leather shoes for men and women are handcrafted by skilled artisans in southern California.
Footwear by Footskins, men and women’s moccasins made in Spring Grove, Minnesota
Frye, men’s and women’s boots (select styles only)
Gateway Shoes tuxedo shoes, marching band shoes, and uniform shoes are made in Missouri
Gurkee’s rope sandals are made in West Virginia. They offer any array of colors and styles.
Hathorn Explorer boots are made in Washington.
Helm, men’s boots, made in Austin, Texas
Hersey Custom Shoe Company makes customized sneakers in Massachusetts.
Hoffman Boot pac boots and leather boots are made in Idaho.
Island Slipper, women and men’s sandals made in Hawaii Island Slipper is listed in 10 Things We Love, Made in Hawaii
Jack Rogers Navajo Sandals, women’s sandals, select styles made in Florida
Jen + Kim, women’s heels and custom heels made in Los Angles, California
Julie Bees, Women’s Flats made in Atlanta, Georgia
Kamik, select styles of toddler and little kids snow boots are assembled in the USA
Keen has select styles of assembled in USA low- and high-profile snow and hiking boots for men and women available at Zappos.
Kepner Scott, infant and toddler shoes, made in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania Kepner Scoot is listed in 10 Things We Love, Made in Pennsylvania
L.L. Bean, men and women’s boots, select styles made in Maine since 1912
Lucchese manufactures select styles of boots in the USA
Manimal, baby and unisex moccasins made in Brooklyn, New York
mohop. women’s sandals and flats made in Chicago, Illinois
Munro, women’s heels, boots and sandals made in Hot Springs, Arkansas (select styles only)
myAnatech, women’s shoes and sandals, made in California
Neil M Footwear, made in Wynne, Arkansas
New Balance, women and men’s sneakers, select styles made outside of Boston, Massachusetts New Balance is listed in 10 Things We Love, Made in Massachusetts
Newbark luxury women’s flats made in California.
Nicks Handmade Boots, boots for men and women all handmade in Spokane, Washington
Oakstreet Bootmakers, made in Chicago, Illinois
Oka b colorful ballet flats and flip flops are made in Georgia.
Okabashi, flats and sandals, made in Buford, Georgia Okabashi is listed in 10 Things We Love, Made in Georgia
Onex women’s shoes are handcrafted in California.
Perry Ercolino, custom dress shoes are made in Pennsylvania
Pierrepont Hicks, women’s chukkas, moccasins, and desert boots made in Maine
Piper Sandals, childrens, men and women’s leather sandals, made in San Antonio, Texas
PW Minor shoes for men and women are made in New York
Quoddy boat shoes are handmade in Maine
Rancourt & Co, men’s dress shoes, made in Lewiston, Maine
Red Wing, work boots made in Minnesota (select styles only)
Russell Moccasin Co. boots and moccasins are handmade in Wisconsin.
Salpy Shoes Truly artisanal shoes designed and built in a Los Angeles factory.
SAS (San Antonio Shoes), men and woman’s shoes, made in San Antonio, Texas
Scandic Footwear manufactures women’s leather and wood bottom clogs in New England
Schnee’s, men and women’s uninsulated rubber-bottom pac boots and hiking boots, made in Bozeman, Montana
Sbicca, women’s wedge sandals, select styles made in Los Angles, California
Sloggers, women’s rainboots, made in Gardena, California
Soft Star shoes for adults and children are made in Oregon.
SOM Footwear, quality athletic casual sneaker for men and women made in Colorado Top pick for American made sneakers
Steger Mukluks and Moccasins, made in Ely, Minnesota (These are like the made in USA version of UGGs! We love them!)
Sven clogs for men, women, and children are made in the USA
The Palatines, leather slingbacks, sandals and booties made in Los Angeles, California
The Vintage Shoe Company, men and women’s boots, oxfords and flats, made in Pennsylvania
Thorogood, men’s boots
Truman Boot Co., hand built boots, made in Colorado
Vere Sandals, men and women’s flip flops, made in Geneva, New York
Walk-Over, men’s casual shoes, select styles made in USA since 1758
White’s Boots, men’s jumper boots
Wolverine, men’s boots, made in Rockford, Michigan (select styles)
Zuzii Footwear manufactures shoes (sandals, clogs, sneakers) for baby, kids, and women in Los Angeles, California.

[duhneece]

5. Thank you

I used to buy Dexter's, manufactured in Dexter Maine...you encouraged me to look at where my Ecco and Rugged Outback sandals were manufactured. Not in US or I couldn't find RO site.
Important info to know.

[tblue37]

11. SAS the only shoes for me! nt

[iscooterliberally]

4. It runs in the family.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Heard this song earlier today and it fits

[DK504]

7. And yet she has not been made to push everything

into a trust. As the entire family needs to do. That tricky Emoluments Clause isn't a suggestion, it's the law.

"Consumers want to buy cheaper shoes."

The "Shoefab.com" is one of the forces pushing that statement to push this slave wage agenda along. American consumer agencies that push the Made in America need to have commercials on every day, as much as the "Shoefab.com"

This shows how shallow and insipid have become. We buy products from American companies that hide their money offshore, make ALL their products in these slave camps and we can't get our noses out of our iPhone for one fucking second to see what we are doing to the world.

I remember when Sears made all their products here in America and a Kenmore washer/dryer would last 25 years. We didn't have to buy new appliances every ten years because of crap workmanship. Did they cost a bit more, yeah, but they lasted for 25 years and didn't come with the "keeping up with the Jones' " / conspicuous consumerism we are obsessed with today.

[virgogal]

8. There are about a dozen other brands mentioned at the end of the article----odd

that they only mention one in the header.

Lots of companies involved.

[Scarsdale]

10. Ivanka

likes low cost services so much, it looks like she used a low cost dentist. Her teeth are HUGE. I am waiting for her (or the Kardasians) to get a bad batch of Botox one of these days. She has so much injected into her face, it hardly moves.