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Valentino Unit Put Under Court Administration Over Labour Exploitation

A Milan court found that Valentino Bags Lab subcontracted production to Chinese-owned firms in Italy that exploited workers.
Valentino Womenswear Autumn/Winter 2025.
Carabinieri police found that Valentino Bags Lab workers were made to sleep in the workplace in order to have “manpower available 24 hours a day,” according to the ruling. (Getty Images)
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An Italian court has placed a unit of fashion brand Valentino under judicial administration for a year after uncovering worker abuse inside its supply chain, in the latest in a string of cases that have tainted the image of Italy’s luxury brands.

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