Made in North Korea: $300 ski jackets, and a whole lot more
Australian sportswear brand Rip Curl made a public apology this week after it emerged that some of its ski gear had been made in one of North Korea’s state-owned factories — some of the world’s worst places to work, whose profits help prop up one of its most abusive regimes. The leisurewear, destined to insulate snowboarding Westerners for $300+, was labeled “Made in China” before it made its way to retailers.
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