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Zara’s Brazilian Factories Accused of Child Labor and Unfair Labor Practices
By LEAH CHERNIKOFF Thursday, Aug 18, 2011 / 12:34 PM
Photos: Reporter Brasil
An investigative report out of Brazil has found that Zara‘s Brazilian suppliers contracted with factories which subjected workers to hazardous “slave-like” working conditions and employed at least one girl aged 14.
According to Repórter Brasil, who broke the story, and Made in Brazil (who translated the report), AHA Indústria e Comércio de Roupas Ltda., a supplier that Zara uses to contract with factories to produce their garments in Brazil, has been under investigation by São Paulo’s Bureau of Labor and Employment since May. The Bureau of Labor and Employment found that 52 people were working in unsafe and unsanitary conditions at one of the factories contracted by AHA Indústria to produce pants for Zara Brazil. Workers were made to work 16-hour shifts in windowless factories, earning only between R$274 and R$460 a month (that’s $170 to $286), which is below Brazil’s minimum wage of R$545 ($339) .
In another inspection, a 14-year-old girl was found working “under slave-like conditions” at another factory in São Paulo contracted by AHA Indústria for Zara.
Made in Brazil reports that 91% of of AHA Indústria’s production was contracted by Zara Brazil and that AHA was in direct contact with Zara’s headquarters in Spain, sending them samples for approval.
Zara has been charged with 52 infractions by the Ministry of Labor and Employment in Brazil. Fiscal auditor Giuliana Cassiano Orlandi, who is involved in the investigation, told Repórter Brasil that Zara “should be responsible for all of its suppliers, and it is a duty of the company to be aware of how its merchandise is being produced.” The report also suggests that there are 30 other
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http://fashionista.com/2011/08/zaras-brazilian-factories-accused-of-child-labor-and-unfair-working-conditions/
Zara’s Brazilian Factories Accused of Child Labor and Unfair Labor Practices
By LEAH CHERNIKOFF Thursday, Aug 18, 2011 / 12:34 PM
Photos: Reporter Brasil
An investigative report out of Brazil has found that Zara‘s Brazilian suppliers contracted with factories which subjected workers to hazardous “slave-like” working conditions and employed at least one girl aged 14.
According to Repórter Brasil, who broke the story, and Made in Brazil (who translated the report), AHA Indústria e Comércio de Roupas Ltda., a supplier that Zara uses to contract with factories to produce their garments in Brazil, has been under investigation by São Paulo’s Bureau of Labor and Employment since May. The Bureau of Labor and Employment found that 52 people were working in unsafe and unsanitary conditions at one of the factories contracted by AHA Indústria to produce pants for Zara Brazil. Workers were made to work 16-hour shifts in windowless factories, earning only between R$274 and R$460 a month (that’s $170 to $286), which is below Brazil’s minimum wage of R$545 ($339) .
In another inspection, a 14-year-old girl was found working “under slave-like conditions” at another factory in São Paulo contracted by AHA Indústria for Zara.
Made in Brazil reports that 91% of of AHA Indústria’s production was contracted by Zara Brazil and that AHA was in direct contact with Zara’s headquarters in Spain, sending them samples for approval.
Zara has been charged with 52 infractions by the Ministry of Labor and Employment in Brazil. Fiscal auditor Giuliana Cassiano Orlandi, who is involved in the investigation, told Repórter Brasil that Zara “should be responsible for all of its suppliers, and it is a duty of the company to be aware of how its merchandise is being produced.” The report also suggests that there are 30 other
References: By LEAH CHERNIKOFF Thursday, Aug 18, 2011 / 12:34 PM Photos: Reporter Brasil