Human Rights Official: Kardashians’ Sweatshop Denial ‘Absurd And Ridiculous’
Posted on Dec 21, 2011 @ 10:00AM
One of the world’s leading labor rights experts has slammed the Kardashians’ denial that their factories fail to meet basic human rights, declaring their claim “absurd and ridiculous.”
The allegations about Kardashian products in this post have nothing to do with their products sold at Sears.
Charlie Kernaghan of Institute for Global Labor and Human Rights has challenged the Kardashians to open up their factories to his investigators and the world to prove they are not sweatshops.
“I would be clearly stunned if these factories were even minimally decent because that isn’t how China operates,” Kernaghan told Star exclusively.
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“If they are proud of these factories and they respect humane rights then why don’t they provide a list of the factories and their addresses to the American people?
“When we put our people in factories we find human rights violations, terrifically high production quotas and people being driven like slaves. They treat people like animals.
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Workers, particularly in the Guangdong Province where the Kardashians’ products are made, are denied everything from permission to look up from their work, refuse overtime and even go to the bathroom without asking.
“They don’t even know what a labor right is, they have no idea they exist.”
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Kernaghan did not believed the claims made by ShoeDazzle co-owner and close Kardashian friend, famed lawyer Robert Shapiro that his factories respect their workers’ rights.
“That is absurd and ridiculous -- the workers have absolutely zero rights. It is a miserable life without a doubt.
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“I believe the workers are mistreated 100 percent but I just haven’t proved it yet.”
Kernighan’s organization has already started an investigation into the Kardashians’ operations but says with many factories locations and even names hidden from the public it could take months to finish an undercover investigation.
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“We have not yet been in the factories, we don’t have a 100 percent proof that these clothing lines are being made under sweatshop conditions, but I can say if there is even a 10 percent chance that this is a well done factory that is not my experience,” Kernaghan said.
“My experience is these factories are rotten, miserable sweatshops. They hide these factories for a reason. Never in a million years would I give any credence that there is a remote chance that these factories are humane conditions. They are in China for a reason.”
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Kernaghan also lashed out at TMZ’s claims that Star’s story had misquoted him or was not correct.
“We don’t know what they are talking about,” Kernaghan said. “I don’t disagree with a single thing (Star) said so I don’t know what they are saying.”
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He said the conditions in China particularly the Guangdong Province are as Star described.
“I have absolutely no question whatsoever that you are right.”
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The Daily Juice
How about manufacture the clothes here in the good ole United States....oh wait, we have labor laws prohibiting child labor!
Posted Fri, 12/23/2011 - 4:17am
Even a congressman is slamming them about them not giving a hoot about Americans.
Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 11:19pm
and the walls come tumblin, tumblin, tumblin, tumblin..down. Thanks John Mellencamp for such an a great song. ;)
Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 8:52pm
Maybe K's should have not said anything for a day or two.. There digging there own hole & won't have enough dirt to cover themselves up.
Just one scam after another.. UGH
Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 6:37pm
I hope this brings down the entire shoddy Kardashian line at Sears. They don't even wear their own stuff. They make cheap clothing for others to buy, while they wear designer everything and carry $5000 purses. TRASHY FAMILY.
Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 6:34pm
You got that right.
Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 8:54pm
Pimp Kris Jenner micro manages every aspect of everything Kartrashian. She knows about the sweatshops, but was hoping it would not get out. As long as she pockets cash, she doesn't care what abuse goes on to get the products out on the shelves!
Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 6:32pm
These "carTRASHians" & those "SKUM-jenners" ARE nothing but DISGUSTING JACKALS!! PRAY
all people who $upport$ these JACKALS just turn a blind eye to 'em!! LOVE the "another nail
in their coffin"~~haaaaaa, haaaaa!!
Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 6:23pm
I can believe they are using sweatshop they are a bunch of selfish people who only think about themselves. Their clothing line is awful at sears. I can't believe anyone is purchasing their products , they are very expensive.
Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 6:13pm
I was very offended when I saw Kim Kardashian in her sex tape, where a black man urinated on her breasts. She is not a healthy woman, and decent people will most likely refuse to buy her products, and support her gremlin family.
Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 6:10pm