Beyoncé's Clothing Line to 'Empower Women' Now Linked to 'Sweatshops

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As reported by The Sun, one Ivy Park factory pays their workers 4.30 British Pounds per day, which equals $6.17 in U.S. currency per day.

Beyoncé teamed up with Sir Philip Green to create the Ivy Park gear, and those who make Beyoncé’s Ivy Park clothing out of Sri Lanka’s MAS Holdings ­factory are speaking out. Green is now under the spotlight as well, due to the 64-year-old pulling £400 million — or $574,360,000 U.S. — out of BHS (British Home Stores) prior to selling it. With Sir Philip being spotted with a new £100 million yacht in Monaco in April, it didn’t sit well with the public.

Now the 34-year-old Beyoncé is in the new because of the revelations from Ivy Park workers. One 22-year-old sewing machine operator spoke of her life and the daily grind of making Beyoncé’s Ivy Park clothing in Katunayake.

Beyoncé’s Ivy Park clothing, which can still be spotted for sale on eBay at high prices, is something that would take an entire month or two for the women who make Beyoncé’s leggings to purchase for themselves. The young women making Beyoncé’s clothing line are mostly poor, and work more than 60 hours per week at their jobs.

The message of empowerment related via Beyoncé’s Ivy Park line isn’t one that is necessarily resonating with the young women, seeing as though most of them feared speaking about their jobs making Beyoncé’s Ivy Park clothing, because they didn’t want to lose their jobs.

“All we do is work, sleep, work, sleep.”

“When they talk about women and empowerment this is just for the foreigners. They want the foreigners to think everything is OK.”

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After naming Beyoncé’s 228-piece Ivy Park for Blue Ivy, now at 4-years-old, Beyoncé is facing criticism for the Sri Lankan Ivy Park workers only making about 50 percent of the monthly average of $235.49. One Ivy Park clothing seamstress shares a 10-foot by 10-foot room with her sister, who is 19, with both paying just over $27 per month each for rent.

“We don’t have our own kitchen or shower; it’s just a small bedroom. We have to share the shower block with the men, so there isn’t much privacy. It is shocking and many of the women are very scared.”

Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/3098033/beyonces-ivy-park-clothing-only-6-17-daily-salary-for-sri-lankan-workers-who-make-athletic-wear/#X9mvxovi8R3heRHL.99

 

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Not sure if true (I mean, The Sun..) but if true..

 

Slè, true queen of empowering women

Inb4 "not her fault!!! It's the industry!!!" comments

[Didymus 32,833]

Will Love Bravery be next?

[Luiz 4,253]

the working conditions are probably normal for that part of the world but we see their normal as cruel in the west so  

[Gallus 1,525]

well its economy

[Sexxx 5,475]

Apparently not true 

[Bear 7,515]

Ignoring this story a second until we know more, but what is empowering about an over-sized sweatshirt?  Is it just because she put her name to the project?

Not hating on her, it's not her fault, just curious 

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Sweatshop workers run the world 

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Surely they were making clothes for less than minimum wage before this, now that Beyoncé's name is involved suddenly there's a need to speak out about it. Only when there's a chance to drag someone's name through the mud will any one decide to speak out about it. 

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7 hours ago, Hooker said:

Ignoring this story a second until we know more, but what is empowering about an over-sized sweatshirt?  

Right?She's not even an athlete and she's never dressed in clothes like these. Don't get me wrong I'm not hating on her, sell your **** and make these $$$. But why does it have to have a fake "message"? lol

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9 hours ago, scottb1990 said:

Surely they were making clothes for less than minimum wage before this, now that Beyoncé's name is involved suddenly there's a need to speak out about it. Only when there's a chance to drag someone's name through the mud will any one decide to speak out about it. 

well yesss?!!! because shes put herself into a platform of helping the unfortunate. if she wants to put herself as the face of everything, then she needs to deal with the backlash. 

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17 hours ago, Didymus said:

Will Love Bravery be next?

What a scandal that would be!!!

    

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Queen of sweatshops