Loro put a statement from LVMH under the management of the court on the exploitation of workers

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The Milan Lauro Court put a statement under the judicial administration to produce the subcontractor of the suppliers who were allegedly exploited, which made the Kashmir owned by LVMH the latest fashion house that was invested in a series of investigations into workers’ rights violations.

The court said that Lauro has given a statement that delivered the production of clothes, including the jackets, to the evergreen fashion collection, owned by a Chinese company.

“The production of these clothes has been implemented in the context of the exploitation of employment,” according to the ruling that the financial Times sees.

easy It was placed in the court administration for one year to address the deficiency in its supply chain, the ruler explains. The punishment means that the official appointed by the court will supervise the brand operations.

The brand is not under a criminal investigation, and the request will be raised if the company is compatible with the legal requirements before the 12 -month deadline submitted by the court. Lauro rejected a statement of commenting on the ruling.

Loro Piana was purchased by LVMH, the largest luxury collection in the world, in 2013. The appointment of the CEO From the Milan fashion house in March.

It is the fifth fashion company that was placed under the administration of the court due to the work cases in Italy during the past 18 months, in a scandal that distorted the image of the luxury industry in the country.

Milan prosecutors investigated the supply chain in the industry for several years after media investigations revealed multiple cases of misconduct in work in many companies that include Chinese owners in Lombardy and Tuscana.

Luxury brands that contracted from the subcontractor to meet the increasing demand during the luxury boom during the epidemic era.

Dior had LVMH, Armani and Alviero Martini from Italy the restrictions on which they were placed before the deadline for 12 months. Valentino, owned by the part of the other luxury France group, was also similar in May.