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December 29, 2017 How Ivanka Trump Makes Money by Simply Picking Out Her Clothes Each Day
A year into Donald Trump’s presidency, the ethical challenges of having a businessman president have come into focus. But beyond trips to Mar-a-Lago and dignitaries booking Trump’s Washington, D.C. hotel, photos of Ivanka Trump posted to Twitter and Instagram show the unintended consequences public servants entangled with their private businesses. That’s because most of what Ivanka Trump wears are her […]
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December 29, 2017 Is Ivanka Trump a “Walking Billboard” for Her Own Clothing Brand?
Surprise: Ivanka Trump loves to wear her own brand. Per an investigation by The Wall Street Journal published Wednesday, the White House adviser has worn her own clothes to the majority of her public appearances since she assumed her formal White House role earlier this year. Trump no longer appears in advertisements for her clothes, but this doesn’t mean the public […]
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August 17, 2017 Looking for Ivanka Trump Clothing? Check Goodwill
While strolling through a Macy’s the summer before the 2016 election, Maddie Redder was instantly infatuated with a white, long-sleeved lacy shirt. It was beautiful. It was classy. It was also by Ivanka Trump. Initially, the brand didn’t bother Redder, a 67-year-old real estate agent who emigrated from Colombia to Florida. But after the release of a […]
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June 15, 2017 Revealed: reality of life working in an Ivanka Trump clothing factory
Workers at a factory that makes clothes for Ivanka Trump’s fashion label say they get verbally abused Photograph: John Lamparski/Getty Images The reality of working in a factory making clothes for Ivanka Trump’s label has been laid bare, with employees speaking of being paid so little they cannot live with their children, anti-union intimidation and […]
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June 15, 2017 Factory workers making Ivanka Trump’s clothing in Indonesia complain of verbal abuse, low-wages
President Donald Trump listens as his daughter, Ivanka Trump, speaks at a workforce development roundtable in June. (ANDREW HARNIK/AP) Factory workers producing Ivanka Trump’s clothing in Indonesia have complained of verbal abuse and low wages, according to a report. Dozens of workers at PT Buma Apparel Industry factory in Subang, Indonesia, who spoke with The […]
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April 26, 2017 Chinese Workers at Factory for Ivanka Trumps Clothing Maker Earn About $62 a Week Report
A new report by a watchdog group found the Chinese knitting factory used by a company that makes clothing for Ivanka Trump’s brand has poor conditions and pay, with workers putting in up to 60 hours a week for wages of about $62 weekly. The factory violated two dozen standards set by the U.N. International […]
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February 16, 2017 Stores dropping Ivanka Trump’s clothing line fail to mention one key detail: Her clothes are ugly
Image Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images Stores dropping Ivanka Trump’s clothing line fail to mention one key detail: Her clothes are ugly By Rachel Lubitz February 16, 2017 GET MIC DAILY: Sign up IN COLLABORATION WITH Mic invites contributors and staff writers to offer commentary and context about news and timely issues. Ivanka Trump‘s clothing line […]
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February 16, 2017 Ivanka Trump Clothing No Longer Shows Up on Burlington’s Website
Burlington appears to have joined a growing list of retailers that have dropped clothing and accessories by Ivanka Trump. A search for the product on the Burlington website yielded no results on Monday; Business Insider reports the items have not shown up since last Friday. Ivanka Trump’s clothing line has been disappearing from major retailers […]
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December 30, 2016 Ivanka Trump’s Clothing Is Made in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam
Getty Images Throughout his presidential campaign, one of the biggest platforms that Donald Trump ran on was, according to his website, his opposition to American companies that manufacture their products overseas. However, as his opponents quickly pointed out during election season, both Donald and Ivanka’s clothing lines are made in countries like Bangladesh and China. […]
