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Gucci acts on China store abuse claims Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:09 PM PDT BEIJING: Gucci said it had "replaced" senior managers in China and was reviewing its business practices after former staff at a flagship store said they were abused so badly that some suffered miscarriages. The Italian fashion label issued a statement late yesterday after Chinese media said some former employees at the store in the southern boom town of Shenzhen claimed they had to ask permission to use the toilet or drink water. The five former Gucci workers also said they were made to work extra hours unpaid and to pay for any items that were stolen from the shop, in an open letter seen by Chinese media. Reports said the letter described the company as a "flamboyant gown" that "hides a lot of lice" and alleged some pregnant staff had miscarried under the strain. "Gucci does not and will not endorse or tolerate the alleged malpractices," the company statement said. "Gucci has conducted thorough investigations and has taken a series of measures, including the replacement of the concerned senior management and assistant store manager." The label, which is owned by French luxury conglomerate Pinault-Printemps-Redoute, also said it had hired external consultants to review its business practices in China, where its website says it has 42 stores. The number of labour disputes in China has risen in recent years as workers employed in thousands of workshops and factories across the country increasingly demand better pay and conditions. There has been a spate of suicides at factories in China owned by the Taiwanese company Foxconn, supplier to Apple, Sony and Nokia, but few reports of abuse in Chinese stores. -- AFP Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

Kelantan Sultan chairs 225th Conference of Rulers meeting Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:01 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Sultan Muhammmad V of Kelantan today chaired the 225th Meeting of the Conference of Rulers at Istana Negara, here. The meeting today was attended by all Malay rulers except for Terengganu who was represented by the Tengku Seri Bendahara, Raja Tengku Mustaffa Kamel, and Pahang by the Tengku Mahkota, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah. Their Royal Highnesses were accompanied by the respective states' menteri besar. The Yang Dipertua Negeri of Penang, Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sabah and Yang Dipertua Negeri of Melaka were accompanied by the respective chief ministers, except for Sarawak who was not present at the meeting. A royal dinner will be held at Istana Negara tonight in conjunction with the meeting. -- BERNAMA Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

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