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Article

10 Jul 2008

Author:
Jennifer Lynch, Collegian [Pennsylvania, USA]

New Victoria's Secret line leaves activist groups irked [USA]

While a new line of clothing may bring some excitement, some members of Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) and United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) are upset Penn State has signed on with…[Victoria's Secret which] has been accused of…alleged abuse of its foreign guest workers in its D.K. Garments factory in Irbid, Jordan…In a joint statement released by Penn State, the CLC [Collegiate Licensing Company] and Victoria's Secret…Victoria's Secret said it has done its part in adhering to labor standards.