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02-21-2016, 07:42 AM
Rip Curl clothes produced in **rth Korean factory with 'slave-like' conditions
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Australian clothing company Rip Curl has admitted one of its collections last year was manufactured in **rth Korea, but labeled as if the garments had been made in China.
The company, which said a supplier shifted the manufacturing to the **rth Korean facility without informing them, says it was aware of the swap before Fairfax Media (http://www.smh.com.au/business/surf-clothing-label-rip-curl-using-slave-labour-to-manufacture-clothes-in-**rth-korea-20160219-gmz375.html) first reported it Sunday local time.*
SEE ALSO: **rth Korea thumps its chest over rocket launch (http://mashable.com/2016/02/07/**rth-korea-thumps-its-chest-over-rocket-launch/)
Travelers who took tours of the factory near the capitol of Pyongyang shared their findings with the media company, including pictures of tags **ting "Made in China"
It's unclear if the brand best k**wn for its surf wear ever reported the alleged underhanded switch to retailers **r if customers who bought items from the Winter 2014-2015 Mountainwear collection were informed.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/20/rip-curl-**rth-korea-factory/)
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Australian clothing company Rip Curl has admitted one of its collections last year was manufactured in **rth Korea, but labeled as if the garments had been made in China.
The company, which said a supplier shifted the manufacturing to the **rth Korean facility without informing them, says it was aware of the swap before Fairfax Media (http://www.smh.com.au/business/surf-clothing-label-rip-curl-using-slave-labour-to-manufacture-clothes-in-**rth-korea-20160219-gmz375.html) first reported it Sunday local time.*
SEE ALSO: **rth Korea thumps its chest over rocket launch (http://mashable.com/2016/02/07/**rth-korea-thumps-its-chest-over-rocket-launch/)
Travelers who took tours of the factory near the capitol of Pyongyang shared their findings with the media company, including pictures of tags **ting "Made in China"
It's unclear if the brand best k**wn for its surf wear ever reported the alleged underhanded switch to retailers **r if customers who bought items from the Winter 2014-2015 Mountainwear collection were informed.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/20/rip-curl-**rth-korea-factory/)
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