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Initial Report Clears Sean John Factory
Labor officials in Honduras, where Sean John sweatshirts are made for Sean Combs's fashion label, say they found no evidence of worker exploitation.
Originally posted Friday October 31, 2003 01:00 PM EST
Honduran labor officials said Thursday they have looked into allegations of worker exploitation at a factory that produces clothing for Sean "P. Diddy" Combs's Sean John label, but they found no evidence, Reuters reports.
"We haven't found instances of exploitation, or slave-like conditions," Labor Minister German Leitzelar said.
Under instructions from President Ricardo Maduro -- and following allegations made in the New York Times and elsewhere about possible substandard working conditions -- the Honduras Labor Ministry launched the investigation of the factory.
A final report on the working conditions is due on Saturday, Leitzelar said.
The U.S. National Labor Committee has accused factory managers of cursing at workers, refusing to pay overtime, and firing them if they became pregnant.
"If there is any proof of any wrongdoing, we will terminate our relationship with this factory immediately," Combs, 33, said in a press conference in New York earlier this week. "I will not tolerate any violation of labor laws at any facility where Sean John is manufactured."
Over the past eight years, notes Reuters, Kathie Lee Gifford, the Gap and Liz Claiborne clothing lines have been the target of similar claims for using cheap Central American labor to manufacture expensive garments.
"We haven't found instances of exploitation, or slave-like conditions," Labor Minister German Leitzelar said.
Under instructions from President Ricardo Maduro -- and following allegations made in the New York Times and elsewhere about possible substandard working conditions -- the Honduras Labor Ministry launched the investigation of the factory.
A final report on the working conditions is due on Saturday, Leitzelar said.
The U.S. National Labor Committee has accused factory managers of cursing at workers, refusing to pay overtime, and firing them if they became pregnant.
"If there is any proof of any wrongdoing, we will terminate our relationship with this factory immediately," Combs, 33, said in a press conference in New York earlier this week. "I will not tolerate any violation of labor laws at any facility where Sean John is manufactured."
Over the past eight years, notes Reuters, Kathie Lee Gifford, the Gap and Liz Claiborne clothing lines have been the target of similar claims for using cheap Central American labor to manufacture expensive garments.
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