Activists who investigated abuse at Chinese suppliers for Ivanka Trump’s brand released from bail terms
Investigators from China Labour Watch gathered evidence of physical and verbal abuse, excessive overtime and low pay at a shoe factory
Three China Labour Watch activists arrested last year while investigating abuses at Chinese suppliers for Ivanka Trump’s fashion brand were released from terms of their bail on Tuesday, the New York non-profit group said, but questions remain about their ability to live and work freely in China.
“Of course I am happy,” said Deng Guilian, the wife of one of the investigators. “It has been a hard year. I hope all the bitterness we had is worth it.”
Last May, the activists were arrested and detained for a month as they gathered evidence of low pay and excessive overtime, as well as physical and crude verbal abuse at a Huajian Group shoe factory in the southeastern Chinese city of Ganzhou. Ivanka Trump is the daughter of US President Donald Trump.
Huajian has dismissed those allegations as false and said the men were conducting industrial espionage.