American Apparel Controversy…Again
Posted July 2nd, 2009 by fashiongossip
It's no surprise that a recent U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement inspection of American Apparel turned up a number of employees not authorized to work in the United States, especially considering CEO Dov Charney's advocacy for immigration reform.
According to the inspection, one third of American Apparel's employees are not authorized to work in the United States, although neither the company nor the employees have been charged with anything, and AA promises to "fully comply with its obligations to establish the employment eligibility of prospective employees under immigration law."
They don't, however, expect the findings to affect sales that greatly, if at all.
Let's not forget that unless you're Native American, we're all immigrants. And what's more effective? Kicking the "problem" out or trying to fix the problem at the source?
