Shakira Finds Herself In Sweatshop Controversy

The New York Daily News spoke with Shakira following reports that Delia’s, a teen fashion label that uses Shakira to promote its sales, has had clothes made from a Brooklyn sweatshop that is refusing to pay wages owed to dozens of Hispanic immigrants. Shakira insisted, “To all the garment workers in Brooklyn and everywhere around the world, I want you to know that I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn, and I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage and labor violations. I support the fight for just wages. It appears that the clothes I was wearing were not manufactured in the factory in question. But I would never have consented to the request to pose for the Delia’s campaign if I had been aware of even the slightest hint about unfair labor practices.”