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Ofelia Lopez scrutinizes the hem on a hot-pink shirt fresh off the assembly line, making sure the stitching is just right. All around her, rows of workers rapidly attach sleeves, adhere labels and ...
Even after the illegal immigrant raids, multiple sex scandals and a close call with bankruptcy, American Apparel's "sweatshop-free" business model is still something to brag about. The apparel brand ...
On Saturday March 7th, hundreds of mostly Mexican workers from American Apparel's factory will gather in downtown Los Angeles for the third meeting of their newly formed labor coalition. Among the 500 ...
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American Apparel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today. — -- American Apparel, once a juggernaut in the fashion industry, is now bankrupt, a precipitous fall for a company that was ...
DHAKA (Reuters) – Sweating and trembling as he fielded questions about last month’s killer fire at one of his factories in Bangladesh, Delwar Hossain insisted he had no idea the workshop was making ...
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles County's department of public health is giving L.A. Apparel's facility in South Los Angeles the green light to resume operations after a COVID-19 outbreak led ...
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