December 21st, 2011 at 8:31 am by
Anne
The fashion products that the Kardashian Klan endorse and put their names behind are using child labor sweatshops The Star is reporting in a shocking story. Charles Kernaghan, is the executive director of the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights and tells the tabloid:
“The Kardashians are in bed with some pretty bad people,” “Not only are celebrities like the Kardashians taking advantage of these workers, they are holding hands with a government that spits on democracy and women’s rights.”
Not all products they endorse are made in these sweatshops but a huge investigation is taking place into the places that manufacture the Kris Jenner Kollection, ShoeDazzle, and some of the items that are sold at their K-Dash store. Apparently these products are manufactured in areas of China that have inhumane conditions and treatment of its workers.
The workers basically live in squalor where they earn $1 hour. Sometimes temperatures reach 100 F in the factories they work in. According Kernaghan the workers:
“Can’t talk during working hours,” “You can’t listen to music; you can’t stand up and stretch. You can’t even put your head up and look around, or you will be screamed at. If you get permission to use the toilet, you get four minutes. If you’re highly specialized, you cannot even go to the bathroom.”
He slams the Kardashians and says it's time they took a stand:
“Kim has been very fortunate, but it’s time for her and her family to treat these workers with respect,” he tells Star.
“Kim, for example, could say, ‘It ain’t going to be all about me, me and me.’ She could do something and not leave behind a broken mess of women and children. If she took a stand and said, ‘I want to manufacture my products in Chicago or Los Angeles, where I can ensure people humane conditions,’ she would be taking the right stand.”
You should take a look at the website because it isn't just the Kardashian name behind brands that are made in these disgusting sweatshops, it's also the sports paraphernalia that teams such as the Dallas Cowboys manufacture their goods and big-name department stores.
The Kardashians are really coming under fire ever since Kim announced her divorce from Kris Humphries. And while the divorce is painful, this (the sweatshops) is downright tragic and as Kernaghan says, they have an obligation to ensure the products they stand behind are not manufactured in these conditions.
That issue of The Star hits the newsstands tomorrow.
