[‘\nThe cost of luxury brand Christian Dior (Dior) handbags that sell for one million won in stores has been revealed to be as low as 80,000 won.\xa0’,
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| Captured from Dior website. |
, ‘ According to major foreign media including Bloomberg on the 10th (local time), the Milan court in Italy ordered a “judicial administrative precautionary measure” against Dior’s Italian branch bag manufacturer Dior SRL and appointed a “judicial administrative officer” to supervise the company for a year, citing allegations of allowing and promoting labor exploitation by subcontractors.’,
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, ‘ It was revealed through an Italian court ruling that they exploited illegal Chinese immigrants and others to produce bags at low cost, attaching the “Made in Italy” label.’,
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, ‘ A copy of the 34-page ruling contained labor conditions of four subcontractors making Dior bags, mostly run by Chinese owners. They mainly employed illegal residents from China or the Philippines, operating 24 hours a day without holidays, and removing safety devices to increase work speed.’,
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, ‘ The production facilities received 53 euros (about 78,500 won) for each bag and sold the product in stores for 2600 euros (about 3.8 million won).’,
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, ‘ The court held Dior’s business unit accountable for not verifying the actual working conditions or technical capabilities of the supply chain, and failing to conduct regular audits.’,
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