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Ivanka Trump Praises Working Women in Asia, but Her Chinese Factory Workers Are Abused
The White House spokeswoman for women's issues?
Make America Great Again? (as her products are made in China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Ethiopia)
She's as big a hypocrite as Daddy.
Related: Workers From Factory Making Ivanka Trump Shoes Tell of Long Hours, Low Pay, Abuse
BY CHRIS RIOTTA ON 11/2/17
Making Ivanka Trump shoes at a Chinese-owned facility in Ethiopia
A coalition of human rights groups and labor organizations demanded that Ivanka Trump, while she is on her first trip to Asia as a White House adviser, address issues related to alleged abuses of the mostly female workers at factories her fashion brand uses across the region. More than 20 groups, including Public Citizen, China Labor Watch and the International Labor Rights Forum, called on Trump to use her position in government "as a bully pulpit to raise standards for workers in the United States and around the globe, especially those that make clothing bearing your name." International Labor Rights Forum told Newsweek Trump is "making money off the abuses that these women are suffering," noting the government official "has a responsibility to ensure that these abuses aren't done in her name." A Washington Post investigation in July discovered workers at Chinese factories used by the Ivanka Trump brand faced 18-hour workdays and abuse from their managers, allegations that were denied.
Trump has not addressed the continued accusations of abuse at her fashion brand's factories. Trump continues to profit from her fashion-accessory business even while making women's issues one of her core responsibilities in the White House, which has alarmed government watchdogs and lawmakers alike. The labor and human rights groups did state five demands of Trump as she arrived in Japan on Thursday morning. Those included calling on her company to "allow independent workers’ rights organizations to monitor working conditions and talk to workers about their labor rights," as well as working to ensure the "fair treatment of the workers who make Ivanka Trump-branded products." Representatives for Ivanka Trump did not respond to requests for comment.
The White House spokeswoman for women's issues?
Make America Great Again? (as her products are made in China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Ethiopia)
She's as big a hypocrite as Daddy.
Related: Workers From Factory Making Ivanka Trump Shoes Tell of Long Hours, Low Pay, Abuse