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Is Thalia Running Sweatshops?

9:56 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Chismes| Entrepreneurs| Fashion| Justice| Labor| Shopping · Comments Off

13 Sep 2006

Thalia.jpgWhile she may not be watching over them directly, recent accusations call into question the conditions under which the Mexican estrella’s clothing collection are manufactured. According to an investigation conducted by the National Labor Committee, there are sweatshops in Jordan engaging in human trafficing, forced labor, and violence against workers. These sweatshops produce clothes with labels for the GAP, Target, Liz Claiborne, Victoria’s Secret, L.L Bean and Thalía Sodi. Thalia, whose clothing line is distributed through K-mart y Sears Holdings responded to the investigation by saying:

Como diseñadora de mi propia línea de ropa siempre estoy consciente sobre todos los aspectos del negocio del diseño, eso incluye dónde y cómo se produce mi ropa.

Kmart y Sears, que son los únicos responsables de toda la producción y manufactura de mi línea de ropa y en quienes confío y sé que son muy diligentes, se aseguran de que las fábricas involucradas cumplan con los rígidos requisitos de la ley y de que sean auditados. Kmart me ha asegurado que éste no es uno de sus vendedores y que ellos manejarán este asunto de la forma más expedita posible

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