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Friday 9 June 2017

Ivanka Trump’s brand distances itself from China shoemaker

By ERIKA KINETZ by licensing partner Mark tinizing Ivanka Trump sup- pending orders for nearly It said workers regularly put
Associated Press Fisher, have not been pro- ply chains more than a 1,000 pairs of Ivanka Trump in more than 15 hours a
SHANGHAI (AP) — Ivan- duced since March at the year ago, according to Li shoes due by the end of day, with just two days off
ka Trump’s fashion brand Huajian Group factory Qiang, the group’s execu- last month. a month. It said most were
sought to distance itself where alleged labor abus- tive director. Three China Now all three men are in paid by the piece, taking
from a Chinese manufac- es occurred. She added Labor Watch investigators jail, accused of using ille- home just $363 a month for
turer that has come under “our licensee works with went into Huajian Group gal recording devices to 300 hours of work, and that
scrutiny after activists in- many footwear production factories undercover pos- disrupt Huajian’s business. managers verbally abuse
vestigating labor condi- factories and all factories ing as workers in March, The U.S. State Department workers.
tions there were detained, are required to operate April and May of this year and Amnesty International “China Labor Watch ex-
saying the company last within strict social compli- and found Ivanka Trump have spoken out against pects you, as an assistant
made its products three ance regulations.” merchandise inside, Li said. the arrests. So far, Ivanka to the president and an ad-
months ago.In a statement But it is unclear whether He said the investiga- Trump and her brand have vocate for women’s rights,
released Wednesday, the that was really the end of tors also found evidence not. to urge your brand’s suppli-
brand’s president, Abigail the relationship. of planned production, China Labor Watch laid out er factories to improve their
Klem, said Ivanka Trump China Labor Watch, a New namely an April produc- its initial allegations in an conditions,” Li wrote in the
shoes, which are made York nonprofit, began scru- tion schedule indicating April letter to Ivanka Trump. letter.q

South Korea leader warns North after latest missile launch

By HYUNG-JIN KIM has expressed a desire to
KIM TONG-HYUNG reach out to Pyongyang,
Associated Press said during a National Se-
UNITED NATIONS (AP) curity Council meeting he
— North Korea’s latest “won’t back off even a
launches of several sus- single step and make any
pected anti-ship missiles compromise” on the issue
were short-range and of national security. He
landed well short of past warned that North Korea
efforts, could only face further in-
but they still served as a ternational isolation and
defiant message for its more economic difficulties.
enemies that Pyongyang The North’s missile tests
will continue to pursue a present a difficult chal-
weapons program that lenge to Moon.
has rattled its neighbors North Korea, which could
and Washington. have a working nuclear-
The projectiles were fired tipped intercontinental
Thursday from the North ballistic missile in the next
Korean eastern coastal several years, may also
town of Wonsan and likely be the most urgent for-
flew about 200 kilometers South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks as he presides over a meeting of the National Se- eign policy concern for the
(125 miles), curity Council at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 8, 2017. North Trump administration,
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs Korea fired several suspected short-range anti-ship missiles Thursday, South Korea’s military said, which has been distracted
of Staff said. They landed in a continuation of defiant launches as it seeks to build a nuclear missile capable of reaching the by domestic political tur-
continental United States.
in waters between the Ko- (Yonhap via AP) moil and has insisted Chi-
rean Peninsula and Japan, na do more to rein in the
where U.S. aircraft carriers Ronald Reagan partici- the South Korean navy that South Korean President North’s weapons activities.
USS Carl Vinson and USS pated in joint exercises with ended earlier this week. Moon Jae-in, a liberal who q
Indonesia, Philippines make arrests linked to city siege

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — is suspected of helping In- father of several of the mili- Salic denied any role in the Southeast Asian govern-
Indonesian and Philippine donesians travel to Mind- tants behind the Marawi Marawi siege, military offi- ments about the potential
authorities have arrested anao, where they joined Is- siege, was arrested Tues- cials said. of the southern Philippine
several people suspected lamic State group-affiliated day along with four other More than 200 people — region to become a mag-
of links to Islamic militants militants who still occupy people at a checkpoint mostly militants involved in net for Islamic State group
who overran a city in the parts of Marawi more than in southern Davao city. the Marawi siege, along sympathizers as it loses ter-
southern Philippines and two weeks after their initial Maute was flown Thursday with politicians and civilians ritory it controlled in Syria
two others who allegedly attack. to a maximum-security who back the gunmen — and Iraq.
helped inspire a double sui- Police only gave the detention center in metro- have been ordered arrest- The Philippine military says
cide bombing in Jakarta, man’s initials and said four politan Manila, the military ed, Philippine military chief those killed since the fight-
officials said Thursday. of those he helped are said. of staff Gen. Eduardo Ano ing broke out on May 23
Indonesian national police among seven Indonesians Former Marawi Mayor said. include 20 civilians, 138
spokesman Martinus Sitom- currently sought by Philip- Fajad Umpar Salic was also The audacious attack on militants and 39 govern-
pul said a man arrested pine authorities. arrested in southern Misa- Marawi, and the participa- ment troops. More than
Tuesday in the city of Yo- In the Philippines, officials mis Oriental province late tion of foreign fighters, has 1,560 civilians have been
gyakarta in Central Java said Cayamora Maute, the Wednesday. Maute and been a wakeup call for rescued.q