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Italian police raid luxury brands Bulgari and Chanel over exploitation of Chinese workers​

Earlier operations have revealed numerous cases of poor work conditions in the supply chains for the country’s leading fashion houses
PUBLISHED : 17 Jul 2026 at 13:34

WRITER: South China Morning Post

Customers queue at a Chanel counter as they shop during early morning at a department store in Paris on the first day of the winter sales in France on Jan 6, 2016. (File photo: Reuters)

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MILAN — 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.

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.

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.


Cucinelli said in a statement it was surprised and deeply saddened that part of the materials intended for its ⁠packaging were found at an unsuitable workplace, despite supplier checks and fair pricing, and pledged full ‌cooperation to protect workers and the wider "Made in Italy" brand.

The other firms did not immediately respond to requests for comment.


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