{"id":52491,"date":"2026-07-16T20:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T20:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/52491\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T20:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T20:46:10","slug":"italian-police-raid-luxury-brands-bulgari-and-chanel-over-exploitation-of-chinese-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/52491\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian police raid luxury brands Bulgari and Chanel over exploitation of Chinese workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Italian police raided the offices of several luxury brands including Bulgari and Chanel over suspicions they used subcontractors employing Chinese workers, a prosecutor said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The other luxury brands included Brunello Cucinelli, Etro, Goyard Italie, Jacob Cohen Company, Moncler, and Stefano Ricci, Milan prosecutor Paolo Storari said, confirming information published by business daily Il Sole 24 Ore.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">None of the nine companies is under investigation, and prosecutors have not sought court-appointed administration for any of them, according to a judicial document reviewed by Reuters.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Cucinelli said in a statement it was surprised and deeply saddened that part of the materials intended for its \u2060packaging were found at an unsuitable workplace, despite supplier checks and fair pricing, and pledged full \u200ccooperation to protect workers and the wider \u201cMade in Italy\u201d brand.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The other firms did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A law enforcement officer is seen in a bedroom in a workshop where leather goods were being made in northern Italy. Photo: Italian Carabinieri via AP\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7c0353c5-5399-4d25-a393-1cd3c5debe4e_0acd0026.jpg\" title=\"A law enforcement officer is seen in a bedroom in a workshop where leather goods were being made in northern Italy. Photo: Italian Carabinieri via AP\"\/>A law enforcement officer is seen in a bedroom in a workshop where leather goods were being made in northern Italy. 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