US Clothing Brand F21 Is Known As Sweatshop 60% Product, Chinese Foundry.

The Ministry of labor said that investigators have discovered since 2008.

Dozens of suppliers were suspected of being "sweatshops", but the director of the labour department ignored the summons of the labour department, which disappointed his regional directors.

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Forever21 has recently fallen into a sweatshop scandal.

According to the Internet media Huffington post,

The Ministry of labour issued a summons to Forever21 at the end of August this year, requiring it to provide information about the working hours and wages of suppliers, but up to now, no response has been received.

"We have evidence that workers of some suppliers of Forever21 are not properly paid," PriscillaGarcia, director of the paytime Department of the Department of labor in West Wiener, told reporters. "We have evidence that some of the suppliers of Forever21 are not properly paid."

In a statement issued last week, the Ministry of labor said that since 2008, investigators have found that dozens of suppliers of Forever21 are suspected of being "sweatshops". This time, the director of the labour department ignored the submission of the labour department summons, which disappointed his regional directors.

"When a company refuses to act as a summons, it is a flagrant disregard for the law, and the Ministry of labour will use all executive powers to ensure the wages of the workers."

According to the United States Fair Labor Standards Act, the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.

However, many garment factories violate the regulations, pay wages on the basis of the piece and do not send overtime pay, resulting in workers' actual wages often far below the statutory standard.

In recent years, the Ministry of labour has launched thousands of investigations in Losangeles, Santiago, and West China. It has found that the total amount of wages paid by various means is 11 million USD.

This is not the first time that Forever21 has been accused of sweatshops.

As early as 2001, 19 workers went to court with the help of the rights protection organization, saying that the factory's working environment was bad. Workers should work 10 to 12 hours a day without overtime pay.

In 2004, Forever21 reconciled with workers outside the court and promised to improve the working environment of their foundries.

However, according to the Losangeles times, 5 workers had filed a class action lawsuit against Forever21 earlier this year, claiming that workers were asked to stay for a long time after a punch card every day, so that employers could check to see if they had any theft.

The report also said that there were many co workers in these factories who were employed without graduating from high school.

Despite repeated complaints, Forever21 is still developing strongly, especially for developing the Chinese market.

After entering China several years ago but without success, Forever21 set up flagship store in Wangfujing, Beijing (24.78, -0.34, -1.35%), then settled in Shanghai, and has branches in Hongkong.

As a brand created by Korean Americans, the competitiveness of Forever21 in the Asian market should not be underestimated.

"China is the only locomotive in the world," said SungWon Sohn, vice president of Forever21, who believes that cheap clothing will sell well in a slowing economy.

Comment: in 2008, a documentary about 3 illegal migrant workers who accused Forever21 of employing "sweatshops" made in Losangeles was awarded the best tracking report award of the 29 Emmy Awards. It also pushed the appalling situation into the public view.

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