To update last week’s story about the sweatshop allegations levied against a factory that produces Daisy Fuentes clothing for Kohl’s, it appears that things are straight now and they have agreed to update their policies and follow proper labor laws:
A Guatemalan factory that makes some of Daisy Fuentes’ clothing for Kohl’s Corp. has agreed to make changes following allegations it was a sweatshop, a workers’ rights group said Thursday.
The National Labor Committee issued a report on the Fribo factory last month, saying workers told a related group they are humiliated and forced to work unpaid overtime.
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The NLC said the factory owner, a South Korean national, has agreed to weekly inspections by CEADEL, the Center for Studies and Support of Labor Development in Guatemala, which told NLC of workers’ complaints.
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Looks like Kohl’s is on the receiving end of some sweatshop allegations:
Kohl’s Corp. removed some lines of its Daisy Fuentes clothing brand following allegations that the Guatemalan factory where the clothes are made is a sweatshop, where workers are humiliated and forced to work unpaid overtime.
The National Labor Committee, a New York-based workers rights group, issued a report after learning of complaints by workers at the Fribo factory in rural Santa Maria Cauque de Sacatepequez, Guatemala.
Kohl’s (nyse: KSS - news - people ), based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., has pulled only a few styles of Daisy merchandise, from its stores and online, spokeswoman Vicki Shamion said. Kohl’s buys Fuentes merchandise from P.A. Group LLC and does not oversee production, she said.
Workers at the Guatemalan factories say they were forced to work overtime, much of it unpaid, and forced to endure harsh conditions in hot factories with little access to bathrooms or clean water.
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