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China Labor Watch On Sweatshop Scandal: 'The Kardashians Are Lying'


Posted on Dec 21, 2011 @ 06:00AM - 3 comments

By Radar Staff

The boss of China's foremost human rights group that investigates sweatshops in China has lashed out at the Kardashians, after reading the reality television family's denial that the factories they used are "strictly policed" and there are no human rights violations.

The allegations about Kardashian products in this post have nothing to do with their products sold at Sears.

The boss of China's foremost human rights group that investigates sweatshops in China has lashed out at the Kardashians, after reading the reality television family's denial that the factories they used are "strictly policed" and there are no human rights violations.

The allegations about Kardashian products in this post have nothing to do with their products sold at Sears.

"If the Kardashians say they don't know how bad the situation is, they're lying," Li Qiang, the executive director of China Labor Watch, tells RadarOnline.com.

"If they [Kardashians] don't stop endorsing these products or do anything to improve the conditions in the factories, they are sending a message to the public saying, 'We will do anything to make money.'

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Manufacturer The Kardashians Used Paid Workers 8 Cents Per Shirt: Report


Posted on Dec 21, 2011 @ 03:00AM - 8 comments

By Radar Staff

A clothing manufacturer once used by the Kardashians to produce one of their branded lines paid its Chinese workers a paltry 8 cents per garment, an investigation by a leading human rights advocacy group uncovered.

The allegations about Kardashian products in this post have nothing to do with their products sold at Sears.

A clothing manufacturer once used by the Kardashians to produce one of their branded lines paid its Chinese workers a paltry 8 cents per garment, an investigation by a leading human rights advocacy group uncovered.

 

The allegations about Kardashian products in this post have nothing to do with their products sold at Sears.

China Labor Watch, a nonprofit organization fighting sweatshops in the Communist regime, released the startling findings of their probe, titled 'Investigation of China’s Clothing and Apparel Industry: Excessive Overtime, Student Workers and Exploitative Wage Systems' -- which you can
read here.

The investigation into Bebe, who the Kardashians used to manufacture a branded clothing line, handbags and jewelry with in 2010 --  ran from July to August, this year.

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