Giorgio Armani Bags Were Produced by Exploited Chinese Workers Near Milan, Italian Police Say usnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Italian police say that underpaid and exploited Chinese laborers working for an unauthorized subcontractor made handbags and accessories for the Giorgio Armani fashion house. They say there was a series of supply chain abuses that the in-house production company failed to properly monitor. The Giorgio Armani fashion house denied wrongdoing by GA Operations, which produces apparel, accessories and home decor for the Giorgio Armani Group brands. According to police, GA Operations hired a subcontractor which in turn hired an unauthorized Chinese subcontractor that employed workers illegally in unsanitary conditions without regard for workplace rules. Four Chinese factory owners face a separate criminal investigation for their roles.
Exploited Chinese workers employed in Italy by an unauthorized subcontractor made handbags and accessories for the Giorgio Armani fashion house in a series of supply chain abuses that the in-house production company failed to properly monitor, Italian police said Friday.
An unauthorised Chinese subcontractor hiring workers under the table was paid US$100 for a handbag that the fashion house sold for around 20 times that amount.