I actually withness this when I was setting up my fashion brand. I sourced production in London and Poland and then went to Italy where (as a pattern cutter) speaking to Italian factories I couldn't find any production sides. It was very suspicious being in Prato having appointments with producers I realised they werent factories but just huge offices and distribution centre's. And seeing how many asians live in Prato, I found a insider lady who was stuck with missmakes and she taught me to look around the town when it gets dark and all the places with lights on are producing the goods with illegal immigrants that have no health insurance or anything. Italy just turns a blind eye and no Italian actually produces anymore. So I never set up my fashion brand because of this.
Try Spain. This is what it is like now. Cos the line of...."too many chiefs, and little to no Indians"... stands true. A lot of people would do and be their own small companies. So... This is how many of the older brands used to be any way. Until they were bought out. So.... but.. peole don't want to do that any more. And in a way, this is how.. you invest illegal immigration, which leaves a debt bubble of sorts.. to those specific countries. So.... That is how it goes, isn't it ? So...
@@miao-m9q I went to family I have in Nigeria to set up production. This worked out so well and every one was happy. However import taxes made it very pricey and so I lost my investors. Now I don’t run a fashion brand because one is forced to work with this rotten industry in Italy or Bangladesh and I can’t morally stand behind that.
@@SM-ul9er I didn’t go in business with anyone in Italy and moved on to Nigeria. However getting to know this industry it crushed my dreams as a fashion designer.
Oh I see now why big “designer Luxury “ brands oppose “fakes” they want to control the ridiculous mark ups profits. $50 to make at bag but $5000 + to the customer. Luxury brands won’t get another dime from me.
@@CrackberryMe Fashion industry are going over board. I would not pay so much money for a bag/purse that is being produce by a person who is being exploited. I'm sure that if people would stop buying, this would not occur. Deceiving and bad attitude should never be tolerated.
Its not the same. Shein and Temu produce knockoffs instead of hiring actual designers to do the work and use cheapest, flimsiest and often toxic plastic and metals that ruin the health of workers ,consumers and pollute the environment. Designer brands use less plastic and more natural materials.
What’s even crazier are the sheep that buy this garbage. These are the elites, the humanitarian the environmentalists. They are greedy, selfish hypocrites.😢
Yes, at least for Chanel it isn't hidden. The original idea was to mock the wealthy for using real jewelry - you could make the thing with cheap materials and it would still look good 😂
Seek out small businesses, in my town we have a leather goods store that’s been there with the same family for years. It’s not a name brand but it was made by a human being and it often is still better quality.
Hope the Italian government starts protecting your amazing textile and leather industry and that they come back to Italian hands. How come that Chinese investors are buying everything there and are destroying the soul of that small artisan companies?😢
@@mardefora76the ones making all the money are the brands and the middle men, who are actually Italians, the brands give the original budget to the middle men, then the middle men just take the money and give as little as possible to the Chinese, you saw that she gets 56 euros per bag from the middle men to which most of this goes to the worker and renting the factory from the Italian land owners. So the brand owners and middlemen are making the all the money directly from the sales to customers but the factory only gets paid by the bag. Therefore the profits are so easy because the brand and middlemen don’t have to do anything and make thousands of profit for each bag. Since the brand and the middlemen makes so much money by using illegal means and the government gets the large taxes from those profits they don’t have much motivation to change. They don’t want to lose money otherwise how come they allowed this to happen in the first place.
Almost all Italian designer bags are this way. Made by workers that are immigrant workers to Italy. They work 14-17 hours a day, six days a week. A majority of workers are not allowed to sit down on company property. Almost all make less than nine dollars per day currency converted to USD). The average cost per bag in america = averages out to over one thousand dollars
Even after all the evidence provided the fashion houses continue to claim to “monitor” operations. Well, if they are monitoring manufacturing operations and this is still happening- THE HOUSE KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON!! Great reporting!!!
$54-$80 manufacturing cost +$2,000 sale price +$2,000,000 BoD bonuses The determination to hang on to feudalism/aristocracy is just so daft. Pay workers & pay them well.
I knew that these high value brands are also exploiting labor for their profits. A $30 bag sold for $3000 is the ONLY way to sustain their high rent showrooms and millions for their executives.
Blaming the Chinese factories instead of the luxury brands that collaborate with them is as absurd as a wife blaming a prostitute and pulling her hair, rather than educating her husband for visiting brothels. Similarly, it’s like a mother suing a gaming company instead of disciplining her son for being addicted to video games. Italian fashion brands should face more criticism, not the Chinese factories.
Both are the problem. It didn’t used to be like this when the factories were Italian owned and the workers were Italian. The Chinese factories have ruined the “Made in Italy” mark. It doesn’t mean quality and craftsmanship anymore. People who buy these bags have been complaining that the quality has gone way down even though the prices are going up and are not buying them anymore. They buy the fakes. So, greed has killed this industry.
@@ErikaLaGrande I could guess with my eyes closed that you’re Italian. It’s so easy to blame everything on external forces, isn’t it? Italy’s decline is solely due to external factors and has nothing to do with Italians themselves, right? Hahaha. Let me tell you this: today, you blame China; tomorrow, it could be India, and the day after, maybe Vietnam. The destruction of “Made in Italy” is your own doing. Stop looking for external excuses-it only makes you look incompetent. Italy’s public services, from railways to healthcare, are in an absolute mess. Is that also China’s fault? These are problems caused by Italians themselves. Wake up baby.
@@ErikaLaGrande I could guess with my eyes closed that you’re Italian. It’s so easy to blame everything on external forces, isn’t it? Italy’s decline is solely due to external factors and has nothing to do with Italians themselves, right? Hahaha. Let me tell you this: today, you blame China; tomorrow, it could be India, and the day after, maybe Vietnam. The destruction of “Made in Italy” is your own doing. Stop looking for external excuses-it only makes you look incompetent. Italy’s public services, from railways to healthcare, are in an absolute mess. Is that also China’s fault? These are problems caused by Italians themselves. Wake up baby.
Thank you for your comment but this is about what is going on in Europe here where we live not Dubai or the Middle East, sorry but look at what is happening here in Europe all in the name of Luxury goods and nothing is done and you are worried about Dubai 😂
Please stay in your own third world country and don't sign working-contracts and later complain in someone else's country about yourself being mistreated.
This is a very well know issue in italy. These factories dont follow labour rules. Police and Labour Office Inspectors are doing a good job on cracking down who doesnt follow the law. And unions are helping too.... But is a massive mission fo fix everything
Modern days made in France/italy don’t mean quality anymore when it’s the labour of foreign workers making those bags just to be true to its claims. Exploiting cheap labour for their overpriced bags is such a shame.
Please don’t forget that there are outstanding small business manufactures in France and Italy ( particularly France) such as Bleu de Chauffe, Bon Parfumeur, De Bonne Facture and hundreds of others that primarily hire well paid, highly specialized craftsmen from the local towns to produce truly remarkable products that you can be proud to own!
It's not just bags...every single "Brand" name is pretty much guilty of the same thing! Do you seriously think a pair of sneakers costs hundreds of dollars to make? Or clothes? The perfect example of how stupid people are was they took a Payless Shoe store, "dolled" it up, changed the name but used the EXACT same products & added like 500% markup claiming they were "luxury goods". People actually bought the stuff & afterwards they were told the truth & were shocked! LMAO! "A fool and their money are soon parted"
I saw that video about those shoes. There a lot of people who are sheep,stand in line for hours or a day just to buy something which is nothing special.
This video needs to go viral. People need to know about this! As a Chinese, I am so angry, embarrassed, ashamed! It's no wonder the quality of luxury handbags have gone down in recent years. 😡
Oh, really? So what makes you angry is not your compatriots got exploited? It's the quality? Because they are made by fellow Chinese? If they were touched by white folks it would magically better? You really should feel shamed.
There's lots of smaller brands that ensure their products are made ethically and sustainably. Buy from them instead of these overpriced "luxury" brands.
Time for a change now that we’ll be going into a downturn. €55 per bag then increases in price to €1,000-€2,000 It’s probably best to abandon the ‘Brand’ and buy alternatives. These workers need to create an alternative brand. They have the skills and the machines are from China.
Reminds me os piece workers in Melbourne Australia who were paid about $4 for sewing an entire pair of Trent Nathan pants which retailed for about $400 using their own machines in the 80s
But it in EVERYTHING you buy. Both the ultra cheap stuff, the mid range and the designer. ALL OF IT. It needs to be widely exposed and stopped. I now only buy 2nd hand goods.
Awful. One would hope that a bag that costs thousands of dollars means the brand is treating workers well , since the fast fashion brands that sell bags for $20 or $30 couldn’t possibly treat their workers well.
@ How can you pay someone a living wage when a bag costs only $20 or $30, and the bag takes an hour or two to sew it? The retail store takes about half of the price so that means the wholesaler gets $10 or $15, and the bosses have to pay themselves and the managers as well as pay for the factory rent/mortgage, materials, shipping, electricity, etc. I’d be surprised if the person who sews the bag gets more than $1 for their labor.
Agreed. I just sold my Speedy 35 kislux (I did keep the brown one), my Sofia Coppola perforated LV clutch, my blue Damier clutch I bought in Japan, and the By the Pool vanilla clutch. Kept an orange epi Alma. It feels great!!
@@butchfajardo8832 you’re missing the point completely, the things is that when luxurious products say “made in Italy” you think of of generational craftsmen and artisans who work on each piece with care and knowledge. Well, those luxury products are indeed made in Italy but in sweatshops by workers who are abused 24/7 by unscrupulous Chinese overlords, there’s basically no difference if those bags had been made in Italy or in a random overcrowded warehouse in a province in China. Absolutely disgusting.
My nephew worked in Richemont, he told me the police protects them, they are corrupts and it is not just their police. All police are corrupt, they work for the wealthy nad the public pay taxes for their salary. It is designed in the sytem by the rich. They have theor own persomnal army. If you are a police you should be ashame of your self and karma will get you in this life or the next.
@@007JulieWrong. No one thinks luxury goods are made by generational artisans. The prices would be even higher and the quantities produced would be very small. We are know that sweatshops produce the goods that are sold all over the world, that the workers are treated as slaves and that global corporations are complicit in turning a blind eye.
This is not new. It's years that things in Prato haven't been done properly or fixed as soon as they emerged. Worker do have to be treated humanely: decent wages, health & safety be correctly applyed, etc.
It seems that high-end brands are all receiving their karma in the form of reduced global sales made worse by the increase in superfakes which are often so excellently made that it is difficult to know which is the copy and which is not. This trend is going to continue as people realize that their desire for "luxury" can be satisfied with products that look, feel and smell like the real thing but come at a fraction of the price.
That’s why those so called dupes are the same quality and actually the same product as the “original”. They are made by the same people with the same material in exactly the same way. They are, in fact, the same product. I’ve never been blinded by brands. I look for design, style and quality regardless of who made it. So many people are blinded by the term “luxury”. They are all easy targets.
I bought a fake bag for kislux . I would not spend that money on a real bag. I would rather put the money in the bank. I really appreciate this video. Thanks!
I will never buy anything from this group ever again. I will never buy anything from this company ever again. I will destroy all the items that I have now thank you so much for giving a voice to the voiceless. You’re doing important work keep it up,❤
Dont destroy items , if you do not want them then sell them on eBay or auctions or dealers and then give the money to charity . But the big problem is most of the clothing you/we all own cheap or expensive will be made by low paid labour .
@@MrLumikk you must keep in mind that there are also reputable factories among these high fashion brands as well. I would suggest buying perfumes from designers but boycott garments and bags from most high fashion. There are absolutely exceptions such as Brunello Cuccinelli which is probably the best Italian factory to work for and the founder has a great rags to riches background who is very philanthropical these days!
Thank you Al Jazeera to bring it up and open up our eyes how big well-known fashion brands exploited human workers! All chinese business owner relatively behave the same!
I recently went to Turkey to buy an empreinte multi pochette. They showed me a pack of kislux and it looked exactly like this. The texture was no different, the color and appearance was the same, I think I will enjoy buying here in the future.
Thank you Aljazeera news team . Excellent job indeed! I wish all other news media do the same for the injustices of these workers overworked but underpaid
Just boycott those garments and bags but many of these high fashion designers have very reputable perfume factories in France and Italy that you can be proud to buy from!
Thank you for this video. We need more video for these companies. Stop this abuse price and hearing all this I have stopped buying things I don’t need.
I was just in one of the luxury malls in TX today. Its ridiculous how just a month ago there was talk about inflation during the presidential contest but today you can't drive over 5 miles an hour to get inside the mall. I gave up luxury brands when I became a mom. Waste of good money.
All these luxury brands have very strict compliance in place. What happened to them?? Why is it not put in place or ensured in the factories? This is very frustrating and I really sympathise with these migrant workers 😢 I hope everyone will not purchase from these companies anymore and, shop with smaller, local brands
@ That’s a good point, and it’s true that many luxury brands have changed ownership and management over the years. However, regardless of who owns them, they still promote themselves as symbols of quality and responsibility. It’s disappointing to see them shift away from their responsibilities and place the blame on their suppliers when things go wrong. This lack of accountability affects the workers behind the scenes, and it makes it even more important for consumers to support brands that prioritize ethical practices and transparency.
I love a good kislux because it helps me decide if I want to buy the real thing or NOT." That part right there. That's IT. I feel like people stigmatize dupes but for me, I pause on large purchases that are trendy or when I feel the overconsumption mania setting in FOR ME. (It's something I struggle with LOL! I'm easily convinced to buy things I don't wear or use. They'll literally have the tags and I'll even forget I bought something and have 2 or 3 of them in my closet.) Love this video!
I've had designer pieces and knockoffs of kislux . I ultimately prefer the knockoffs because I'm not worried about scratching it, preserving it, or someone stealing it.
At a gathering of close friends, I found that more and more friends began to pay more attention to personality and stories rather than simple brand labels. Inspired by this, I began to explore bags that can reflect personal style without being too expensive, and kislux helped me find a bag that suits my taste. This bag is both low-key and cheap, and there is really nothing wrong with it.
This is despicable. No words can comprehend how one human to another treat other humans differently. Money is the route of all evil and getting the once over from one person to another is a crime against humanity.
Put it this way, all parties do have certain level to be blame here. 1. These big brand conglomerate definitely the biggest to be blame here. They do know all these exploit but ignore as it give them in big return profit. But can't blame them entirely as they are running business. Only thing is over greed. Company excuses claimed they "outsource" and doesn't have control is not wrong as well. To be honest, if a company were to control everything, as good as not outsourcing. 2. Workers, ourselves. Not saying we need to work in hazard environment but do remember everything come with a cost. If everything need some kind of protection, the overhead cost is going to be very high. High operation cost, this will only result 2 things, either your job being outsource to different nationality worker in same country or entirely to another country. There's always "someone" who is more willing to "accept less for more". Which is why we are seeing lesser and lesser job available and things are getting more expensive (high operation cost as one factor). That hot iron example, it is over react thing to me. How often we see a handicraft men use sharp tool for crafting without any "protection" but why no one make noise? One could slip and cut the finger right? It is all about finding the balance between risk/health safety. 3. Consumer, ourselves. Admit it, many are capitalism. We are the one allowing these big brand conglomerate to exploit every loop hole available. We can live with a $50 bag but choose to pay 10x higher just because of a brand. Remember, No demand=no supply. So if die die have to get these "branded", i would rather get superfake
a couple of years ago there was this documentary exposing the hardships and peril of the workers inside those tannery also in Tuscany. i felt bad for these poor workers when these giant brands are laughing going to the bank reaping mountains of profit.
I am so rich and fortunate woman that I don't afford at all to buy any luxury bags ..I am thankful to God that I am a middle class person❤ ,myself Varsha from India
There was a documentary recently where they interviewed very wealthy women. These women are talking about how they no longer buy authentic wallets, but instead choose to buy really good wallets kislux designer bags they love. They then invest the money they save in other things such as real estate, stocks, etc.
This is light industry ,no need for very strict protection during manufacturing. Long hour and low pay ,profiteering through subcontracting are problems
Of course the brands know about these working conditions. They just use intermediates so they can deny that they knew anything. It's impossible for a luxury name brand to not know how the bags are produced at all.
This explains recent reports of poor quality designer bags. Sloppy stitching, glue coming undone on $3000 bags. The workers aren't trained to luxe standards or paid as skilled workers. They are underpaid in unsafe conditions. After watching this I'll never look at the exclusive boutiques the same.
Thank you for sharing this story with the world. It's a shameful reality that this indentured labour exists in modern Europe. The irony of this reality is that these bags are one of the few luxe items that a lot of poorer women can afford. I see so many carrying these status symbols. And so the poor end up paying their hard earned money to help in the support the continued enslavement of their own.
I actually withness this when I was setting up my fashion brand. I sourced production in London and Poland and then went to Italy where (as a pattern cutter) speaking to Italian factories I couldn't find any production sides. It was very suspicious being in Prato having appointments with producers I realised they werent factories but just huge offices and distribution centre's. And seeing how many asians live in Prato, I found a insider lady who was stuck with missmakes and she taught me to look around the town when it gets dark and all the places with lights on are producing the goods with illegal immigrants that have no health insurance or anything. Italy just turns a blind eye and no Italian actually produces anymore. So I never set up my fashion brand because of this.
Hi, where do u ended up producing ur brand items? And what brand is tat?
Try Spain. This is what it is like now. Cos the line of...."too many chiefs, and little to no Indians"... stands true. A lot of people would do and be their own small companies. So... This is how many of the older brands used to be any way. Until they were bought out. So.... but.. peole don't want to do that any more. And in a way, this is how.. you invest illegal immigration, which leaves a debt bubble of sorts.. to those specific countries. So.... That is how it goes, isn't it ? So...
So you saw it and didn't do anything. About it then commenting now. Then you're just as bad
@@miao-m9q I went to family I have in Nigeria to set up production. This worked out so well and every one was happy. However import taxes made it very pricey and so I lost my investors. Now I don’t run a fashion brand because one is forced to work with this rotten industry in Italy or Bangladesh and I can’t morally stand behind that.
@@SM-ul9er I didn’t go in business with anyone in Italy and moved on to Nigeria. However getting to know this industry it crushed my dreams as a fashion designer.
Oh I see now why big “designer Luxury “ brands oppose “fakes” they want to control the ridiculous mark ups profits. $50 to make at bag but $5000 + to the customer. Luxury brands won’t get another dime from me.
@@CrackberryMe Fashion industry are going over board. I would not pay so much money for a bag/purse that is being produce by a person who is being exploited. I'm sure that if people would stop buying, this would not occur. Deceiving and bad attitude should never be tolerated.
@@evarodriguezalequin5705 they use the bags as status symbols
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Now this is a documentary worth watching
Thanks for watching!
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It’s just GREAT.
THANK YOU AL JAZEERA ❤
it is not in the slightest. It is useless and repetitive and old.
Interestingly, on the *jklux* the stitching on the inside of the bag handle is more detailed than the original (and the leather is not as worn)
And people complain about Shein and Temu...all are the same but different priice levels..
Yup! They're all exploiting folks.
Its not the same. Shein and Temu produce knockoffs instead of hiring actual designers to do the work and use cheapest, flimsiest and often toxic plastic and metals that ruin the health of workers ,consumers and pollute the environment. Designer brands use less plastic and more natural materials.
This video needs to go viral!!!
You think people who spend thousands of dollars for handbags give af about who makes the bags..lol..😂😂😂😂
Chanel selling gold plated brass jewellery with real jewelry prices 😅 it’s crazy
What’s even crazier are the sheep that buy this garbage. These are the elites, the humanitarian the environmentalists. They are greedy, selfish hypocrites.😢
Not crazy. It's the women who buy the products who are crazy.
well this is normal for "Costume Jewelry" of most luxury & high fashion brands, chanel is at least gold plating it whereas Dior, etc. are not
Yes, at least for Chanel it isn't hidden. The original idea was to mock the wealthy for using real jewelry - you could make the thing with cheap materials and it would still look good 😂
Actually at Dior it is gold plated as well
Simple solution. Just stop buying these unnecessary overpriced items.
Absolutely right
Won't happen, people actually cue up at some of these brands to buy bags, there marketing is genuis
The irony is the main buyers of these handbags are none other than the Chinese.
What will the rich do with money?? These brands give them status and satisfaction.
Seek out small businesses, in my town we have a leather goods store that’s been there with the same family for years. It’s not a name brand but it was made by a human being and it often is still better quality.
as an italian thank you for bringing this up.
Thank you for taking the time to watch our documentary. 🙋
Love watching all the videos you post and I learn a lot from you. Thank you so much! *jklux*
Hope the Italian government starts protecting your amazing textile and leather industry and that they come back to Italian hands. How come that Chinese investors are buying everything there and are destroying the soul of that small artisan companies?😢
@@mardefora76the ones making all the money are the brands and the middle men, who are actually Italians, the brands give the original budget to the middle men, then the middle men just take the money and give as little as possible to the Chinese, you saw that she gets 56 euros per bag from the middle men to which most of this goes to the worker and renting the factory from the Italian land owners. So the brand owners and middlemen are making the all the money directly from the sales to customers but the factory only gets paid by the bag. Therefore the profits are so easy because the brand and middlemen don’t have to do anything and make thousands of profit for each bag. Since the brand and the middlemen makes so much money by using illegal means and the government gets the large taxes from those profits they don’t have much motivation to change. They don’t want to lose money otherwise how come they allowed this to happen in the first place.
Almost all Italian designer bags are this way. Made by workers that are immigrant workers to Italy. They work 14-17 hours a day, six days a week. A majority of workers are not allowed to sit down on company property. Almost all make less than nine dollars per day currency converted to USD).
The average cost per bag in america = averages out to over one thousand dollars
Why, Why does Italy allow this???? Horrendous. It's not hard to have workplace guidelines that everyone follows, employers, employees, etc!!!!
No, thats not true, maybe they work max 12 hour but those hours are paid,
Even after all the evidence provided the fashion houses continue to claim to “monitor” operations. Well, if they are monitoring manufacturing operations and this is still happening- THE HOUSE KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON!!
Great reporting!!!
Money turns the world.
$54-$80 manufacturing cost
+$2,000 sale price
+$2,000,000 BoD bonuses
The determination to hang on to feudalism/aristocracy is just so daft. Pay workers & pay them well.
@@WanderingHomebodyKE that's why I despise people who are gullible enough to pay that much for something that costs a fraction
Not feudal etc, just old fashion greedy..$$$$
People who own these brands are just as complicit. Buy from brands that treat their workers fairly.
I own Montblanc. Never had a clue they were this unethical. It is hidden from most consumers.
I agree. The more you know…
I guess Switzerland is not neutral when it comes to worker’s rights.
It’s not period - being silent in the face of crimes always made them an actor
I knew that these high value brands are also exploiting labor for their profits.
A $30 bag sold for $3000 is the ONLY way to sustain their high rent showrooms and millions for their executives.
Not to mention the marketing and fashion shows... These brands are making plenty of money to pay people fairly. Very sad.
Boycott these ruthless companies
Its the same everywhere, we just had the same issue here in Canada with migrant farm workers being exploited 😮
A western exploitation model based on demand
Blaming the Chinese factories instead of the luxury brands that collaborate with them is as absurd as a wife blaming a prostitute and pulling her hair, rather than educating her husband for visiting brothels. Similarly, it’s like a mother suing a gaming company instead of disciplining her son for being addicted to video games. Italian fashion brands should face more criticism, not the Chinese factories.
Think the wife should leave the husband though lol
Both are the problem. It didn’t used to be like this when the factories were Italian owned and the workers were Italian. The Chinese factories have ruined the “Made in Italy” mark. It doesn’t mean quality and craftsmanship anymore. People who buy these bags have been complaining that the quality has gone way down even though the prices are going up and are not buying them anymore. They buy the fakes. So, greed has killed this industry.
@@ErikaLaGrande I could guess with my eyes closed that you’re Italian. It’s so easy to blame everything on external forces, isn’t it? Italy’s decline is solely due to external factors and has nothing to do with Italians themselves, right? Hahaha. Let me tell you this: today, you blame China; tomorrow, it could be India, and the day after, maybe Vietnam. The destruction of “Made in Italy” is your own doing. Stop looking for external excuses-it only makes you look incompetent. Italy’s public services, from railways to healthcare, are in an absolute mess. Is that also China’s fault? These are problems caused by Italians themselves. Wake up baby.
@@ErikaLaGrande I could guess with my eyes closed that you’re Italian. It’s so easy to blame everything on external forces, isn’t it? Italy’s decline is solely due to external factors and has nothing to do with Italians themselves, right? Hahaha. Let me tell you this: today, you blame China; tomorrow, it could be India, and the day after, maybe Vietnam. The destruction of “Made in Italy” is your own doing. Stop looking for external excuses-it only makes you look incompetent. Italy’s public services, from railways to healthcare, are in an absolute mess. Is that also China’s fault? These are problems caused by Italians themselves. Wake up baby.
@@ErikaLaGrande Wow, greed exists in an industry focused on fashion and luxury? What next, the Sun is bigger than Earth?
Pls expose the Dubai & UAE construction workers living standards & Wages also.
😮😮😮 If you live, look for food, etc. in a royal palace, you better please the king...
Agree! This issue has been going on for the last 25 yrs in the Middle East....
That's been exposed long ago.
Thank you for your comment but this is about what is going on in Europe here where we live not Dubai or the Middle East, sorry but look at what is happening here in Europe all in the name of Luxury goods and nothing is done and you are worried about Dubai 😂
Please stay in your own third world country and don't sign working-contracts and later complain in someone else's country about yourself being mistreated.
Bravissimi, grazie del vostro lavoro per far uscire nei media la veritá vergognosa dello sfruttamento. Thank you from Florence
Thanks for watching, dear Arturo. 🙋
This is a very well know issue in italy. These factories dont follow labour rules. Police and Labour Office Inspectors are doing a good job on cracking down who doesnt follow the law. And unions are helping too.... But is a massive mission fo fix everything
Amazing journalism. Thank you.
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3 euro per hour and bag sells at 2000 euro wow!
Modern days made in France/italy don’t mean quality anymore when it’s the labour of foreign workers making those bags just to be true to its claims. Exploiting cheap labour for their overpriced bags is such a shame.
Exactly what a shame
Please don’t forget that there are outstanding small business manufactures in France and Italy ( particularly France) such as Bleu de Chauffe, Bon Parfumeur, De Bonne Facture and hundreds of others that primarily hire well paid, highly specialized craftsmen from the local towns to produce truly remarkable products that you can be proud to own!
A disgusting business model
@@Shane1944.Good point
It's not just bags...every single "Brand" name is pretty much guilty of the same thing! Do you seriously think a pair of sneakers costs hundreds of dollars to make? Or clothes? The perfect example of how stupid people are was they took a Payless Shoe store, "dolled" it up, changed the name but used the EXACT same products & added like 500% markup claiming they were "luxury goods". People actually bought the stuff & afterwards they were told the truth & were shocked! LMAO! "A fool and their money are soon parted"
I saw that video about those shoes. There a lot of people who are sheep,stand in line for hours or a day just to buy something which is nothing special.
People are so easy to deceit that it is shocking.
Thank you for making this video.
@aljazeera you are the best news channel in the world
Alh
Wow why is the public police working on behalf of privately owned Richemont company??
Says it all
@@anom3897 shameful people
Money. The company is powerful. They have the money pay anyone for protection… talking about 3rd world countries. It happens everywhere.
My tote cotton bag works well for me. These branded one gives me shoulder pain.
I am heartbroken. Never buying these so called sweatshop luxury bags ever again…….
This video needs to go viral. People need to know about this!
As a Chinese, I am so angry, embarrassed, ashamed! It's no wonder the quality of luxury handbags have gone down in recent years. 😡
If your buying them you are part of the problem
Oh, really? So what makes you angry is not your compatriots got exploited? It's the quality? Because they are made by fellow Chinese? If they were touched by white folks it would magically better? You really should feel shamed.
There's lots of smaller brands that ensure their products are made ethically and sustainably. Buy from them instead of these overpriced "luxury" brands.
Time for a change now that we’ll be going into a downturn.
€55 per bag then increases in price to €1,000-€2,000
It’s probably best to abandon the ‘Brand’ and buy alternatives. These workers need to create an alternative brand.
They have the skills and the machines are from China.
Yup. Just use the free tote bags which are given away by some shop will do. 😅
I watched this with my Montblanc headphones on my head. This has given me much to think about.
Excellent report. Hope you’ll publish a follow-up if there are any positive updates for the workers.
Thanks for watching. 🙋
Reminds me os piece workers in Melbourne Australia who were paid about $4 for sewing an entire pair of Trent Nathan pants which retailed for about $400 using their own machines in the 80s
This is modern day slavery my heart breaks for them 😭!
But it in EVERYTHING you buy. Both the ultra cheap stuff, the mid range and the designer. ALL OF IT. It needs to be widely exposed and stopped. I now only buy 2nd hand goods.
"so don't talk about respect", what a "wise" answer. That's how you get handled
Luxury items aren't made by skilled artisans anymore, fairly paid or not
That’s the thing - luxury is actually bespoke and these companies are not luxe, only the prices are…
Awful. One would hope that a bag that costs thousands of dollars means the brand is treating workers well , since the fast fashion brands that sell bags for $20 or $30 couldn’t possibly treat their workers well.
How do you know the cheap bags are not treating workers well?
@ How can you pay someone a living wage when a bag costs only $20 or $30, and the bag takes an hour or two to sew it? The retail store takes about half of the price so that means the wholesaler gets $10 or $15, and the bosses have to pay themselves and the managers as well as pay for the factory rent/mortgage, materials, shipping, electricity, etc. I’d be surprised if the person who sews the bag gets more than $1 for their labor.
Same ol’, same ol’ just different prices.
Great episode. Thank you for bringing this to the forefront. More people have to do more of this and stop supporting these designers.
Agreed. I just sold my Speedy 35 kislux (I did keep the brown one), my Sofia Coppola perforated LV clutch, my blue Damier clutch I bought in Japan, and the By the Pool vanilla clutch. Kept an orange epi Alma. It feels great!!
There are so many instances like this worldwide! Not just in Italy! All big businesses are doing this!
@@butchfajardo8832 you’re missing the point completely, the things is that when luxurious products say “made in Italy” you think of of generational craftsmen and artisans who work on each piece with care and knowledge. Well, those luxury products are indeed made in Italy but in sweatshops by workers who are abused 24/7 by unscrupulous Chinese overlords, there’s basically no difference if those bags had been made in Italy or in a random overcrowded warehouse in a province in China. Absolutely disgusting.
My nephew worked in Richemont, he told me the police protects them, they are corrupts and it is not just their police. All police are corrupt, they work for the wealthy nad the public pay taxes for their salary. It is designed in the sytem by the rich. They have theor own persomnal army. If you are a police you should be ashame of your self and karma will get you in this life or the next.
@@007JulieWrong. No one thinks luxury goods are made by generational artisans. The prices would be even higher and the quantities produced would be very small. We are know that sweatshops produce the goods that are sold all over the world, that the workers are treated as slaves and that global corporations are complicit in turning a blind eye.
Not Hermes
@@cypherlock01 , that's up to their customers. 😂
This is not new. It's years that things in Prato haven't been done properly or fixed as soon as they emerged.
Worker do have to be treated humanely: decent wages, health & safety be correctly applyed, etc.
It seems that high-end brands are all receiving their karma in the form of reduced global sales made worse by the increase in superfakes which are often so excellently made that it is difficult to know which is the copy and which is not. This trend is going to continue as people realize that their desire for "luxury" can be satisfied with products that look, feel and smell like the real thing but come at a fraction of the price.
this is a great job. well done!
I contacted an Italian to make scarves, they said $42-50 each mass production.
The same scarf out of China is $8.
Yeah but what is the quality of material?
What company did you contact?
That’s why those so called dupes are the same quality and actually the same product as the “original”. They are made by the same people with the same material in exactly the same way. They are, in fact, the same product. I’ve never been blinded by brands. I look for design, style and quality regardless of who made it. So many people are blinded by the term “luxury”. They are all easy targets.
@@TheSimmpleTruth Most Swiss watches are made from Chinese parts.
I bought a fake bag for kislux . I would not spend that money on a real bag. I would rather put the money in the bank. I really appreciate this video. Thanks!
3 dollars an hour and 1 bag sells for 2,000 WOW what an injustice!💔
I will never buy anything from this group ever again. I will never buy anything from this company ever again. I will destroy all the items that I have now thank you so much for giving a voice to the voiceless. You’re doing important work keep it up,❤
destrıoying the items that you already bought does nothing but create waste
Dont destroy items , if you do not want them then sell them on eBay or auctions or dealers and then give the money to charity . But the big problem is most of the clothing you/we all own cheap or expensive will be made by low paid labour .
Please give me
@@MrLumikk you must keep in mind that there are also reputable factories among these high fashion brands as well. I would suggest buying perfumes from designers but boycott garments and bags from most high fashion. There are absolutely exceptions such as Brunello Cuccinelli which is probably the best Italian factory to work for and the founder has a great rags to riches background who is very philanthropical these days!
With the greatest of respect, are you really going to destroy your LV Holdall or Purse/wallet, after paying hundreds or thousands?
Abbas e i Cobas bravi! Abbas sei un grande! Bravo!!!
Same in many countries. Go to Bangladesh, China, Vietnam, Egpyt,Türkiye, Canada.
You mean the same companies are exploiting globally….
Thank you Al Jazeera to bring it up and open up our eyes how big well-known fashion brands exploited human workers! All chinese business owner relatively behave the same!
Thanks for watching, dear Muhammad. 🙌
I recently went to Turkey to buy an empreinte multi pochette. They showed me a pack of kislux and it looked exactly like this. The texture was no different, the color and appearance was the same, I think I will enjoy buying here in the future.
Keep putting pressure on these companies. Too much victim blaming against immigrants and not enough being done against the companies exploiting them.
Thank you Aljazeera news team . Excellent job indeed! I wish all other news media do the same for the injustices of these workers overworked but underpaid
This is so unfair to the factory workers.
Mont blanc pens are low quality now adays anyway , used to be mont blancs min thing...
Well people need to stop buying those designer brands.
It is not that easy when everyone is in the matrix, its like telling a drug addict stop taking drugs, its deeper than stop buying designer brands
Just boycott those garments and bags but many of these high fashion designers have very reputable perfume factories in France and Italy that you can be proud to buy from!
But I see so many stupid women walking around with these $1500-5000 bags…
Thank you for your service.
Designed in Italy, made in Italy, tailored by Chinese migrants, this should be on the labels.
Thank you for this video. We need more video for these companies. Stop this abuse price and hearing all this I have stopped buying things I don’t need.
Thanks for watching, dear Marlene.
I was just in one of the luxury malls in TX today. Its ridiculous how just a month ago there was talk about inflation during the presidential contest but today you can't drive over 5 miles an hour to get inside the mall.
I gave up luxury brands when I became a mom. Waste of good money.
All these luxury brands have very strict compliance in place. What happened to them?? Why is it not put in place or ensured in the factories? This is very frustrating and I really sympathise with these migrant workers 😢 I hope everyone will not purchase from these companies anymore and, shop with smaller, local brands
They're not in European ownership always and far from their roots as small quality companies. They just have the brand name.
@ That’s a good point, and it’s true that many luxury brands have changed ownership and management over the years. However, regardless of who owns them, they still promote themselves as symbols of quality and responsibility. It’s disappointing to see them shift away from their responsibilities and place the blame on their suppliers when things go wrong. This lack of accountability affects the workers behind the scenes, and it makes it even more important for consumers to support brands that prioritize ethical practices and transparency.
all of Armani Exchange is made in China. His bags are made in these sweatshops. They are enjoying the big profits. People are idiots
I love a good kislux because it helps me decide if I want to buy the real thing or NOT." That part right there. That's IT. I feel like people stigmatize dupes but for me, I pause on large purchases that are trendy or when I feel the overconsumption mania setting in FOR ME. (It's something I struggle with LOL! I'm easily convinced to buy things I don't wear or use. They'll literally have the tags and I'll even forget I bought something and have 2 or 3 of them in my closet.) Love this video!
When you look at the RUclips channels for these big brands you see these beautiful pristine workshops where the items are "made" .
I've had designer pieces and knockoffs of kislux . I ultimately prefer the knockoffs because I'm not worried about scratching it, preserving it, or someone stealing it.
Explains why the quality of Italian and French brands has decreased
Shame on these companies!
At a gathering of close friends, I found that more and more friends began to pay more attention to personality and stories rather than simple brand labels. Inspired by this, I began to explore bags that can reflect personal style without being too expensive, and kislux helped me find a bag that suits my taste. This bag is both low-key and cheap, and there is really nothing wrong with it.
Eye-opening. Hope that the workers receive fair compensation and safety equipment in the future.
I’m more shocked by the fascist-like police response than by the exploitation itself.
Thanks
This is despicable. No words can comprehend how one human to another treat other humans differently. Money is the route of all evil and getting the once over from one person to another is a crime against humanity.
The European hypocrisy at it’s finest
No, si Chiama mafia cinese
Thank you at the finest indeed and yet we point fingers at the Middle East like our backyards are the best 😂
@@ManuOpinion1 Not just middle east but China as well, when all the big brands were trying to boycoott China, how ironic
How can people still buy from these brands? Especially knowing what is going on.
why this lady is divulging so much information to this people?
@@drew4871 exactly!! Like just like that
Can you provide the link for the seller of that kislux bag?Thanks,I have no qualms about buying kislux .
So sad after watching this... The more I learn about luxury brands the less I want to spend money on any of them...
Boycott all designer brands
I watched another video showcasing the plight of the workers, all the best to them.
Put it this way, all parties do have certain level to be blame here.
1. These big brand conglomerate definitely the biggest to be blame here. They do know all these exploit but ignore as it give them in big return profit. But can't blame them entirely as they are running business. Only thing is over greed. Company excuses claimed they "outsource" and doesn't have control is not wrong as well. To be honest, if a company were to control everything, as good as not outsourcing.
2. Workers, ourselves. Not saying we need to work in hazard environment but do remember everything come with a cost. If everything need some kind of protection, the overhead cost is going to be very high. High operation cost, this will only result 2 things, either your job being outsource to different nationality worker in same country or entirely to another country. There's always "someone" who is more willing to "accept less for more". Which is why we are seeing lesser and lesser job available and things are getting more expensive (high operation cost as one factor).
That hot iron example, it is over react thing to me. How often we see a handicraft men use sharp tool for crafting without any "protection" but why no one make noise? One could slip and cut the finger right? It is all about finding the balance between risk/health safety.
3. Consumer, ourselves. Admit it, many are capitalism. We are the one allowing these big brand conglomerate to exploit every loop hole available. We can live with a $50 bag but choose to pay 10x higher just because of a brand. Remember, No demand=no supply.
So if die die have to get these "branded", i would rather get superfake
@@frankchong5585 buying superfakes perpetuates the situation. You're saying the brand has value which amplifies the cost.
a couple of years ago there was this documentary exposing the hardships and peril of the workers inside those tannery also in Tuscany.
i felt bad for these poor workers when these giant brands are laughing going to the bank reaping mountains of profit.
The voiceover is unbearable - parody of David Attenborough 😅
Great work highlighting worker exploitation.
I am so rich and fortunate woman that I don't afford at all to buy any luxury bags ..I am thankful to God that I am a middle class person❤ ,myself Varsha from India
Even if the workers were paid a decent wage. Had good working conditions. The final product prices are outrageous.
Very very sad...it's been like this for 30 years.
The thought comes to my mind of Mafia or Triad . James J Walsh in Limerick city Ireland 🇮🇪
Wow!
Shocking that happens in Europe!
There was a documentary recently where they interviewed very wealthy women. These women are talking about how they no longer buy authentic wallets, but instead choose to buy really good wallets kislux designer bags they love. They then invest the money they save in other things such as real estate, stocks, etc.
Horrible sounding narrator.
This is light industry ,no need for very strict protection during manufacturing. Long hour and low pay ,profiteering through subcontracting are problems
MountBlank: Scaling Heights on the Backs of Workers
Of course the brands know about these working conditions. They just use intermediates so they can deny that they knew anything. It's impossible for a luxury name brand to not know how the bags are produced at all.
The narrator in this video sounds tired😂❤
This explains recent reports of poor quality designer bags. Sloppy stitching, glue coming undone on $3000 bags. The workers aren't trained to luxe standards or paid as skilled workers. They are underpaid in unsafe conditions. After watching this I'll never look at the exclusive boutiques the same.
redcyl 's bag really surprises me！
Poor workers😢
Godbless 🙏💕
Thank you for sharing this story with the world. It's a shameful reality that this indentured labour exists in modern Europe.
The irony of this reality is that these bags are one of the few luxe items that a lot of poorer women can afford. I see so many carrying these status symbols. And so the poor end up paying their hard earned money to help in the support the continued enslavement of their own.
Poor women can’t afford these items. They buy fakes from China.
Another example of pure greed, its disgusting and inhumane