LVMH-owned Dior’s production arm in Italy, Manufactures Dior, relied on formal inspections to assess working and safety standards inside its supply chain last year. In some cases, such certifications ...

Some luxury goods contractors in Tuscany have employed undocumented migrant workers Migrant workers were offered irregular contracts and had to work long hours Some labourers had no previous ...

At issue is the near-ubiquitous practice of brands subcontracting work to suppliers, who in turn contract to others, amid ever-tighter margins and scant oversight of labour conditions A series of ...