The luxury fashion house Loro Piana, known for its $9,000 sweaters made from vicuña wool sourced from the Andes, is under scrutiny for the alleged exploitation of Indigenous workers in Peru. Despite providing the world's finest wool for thirty years, the Indigenous communities have seen little benefit. US lawmaker RepRobertGarcia, the first Peruvian-American in Congress, has called on Loro Piana to address these concerns, highlighting the disparity between the luxury of the products and the conditions of those who provide the raw materials. In response to the criticism, Loro Piana has pledged to dedicate additional resources to benefit the local populations going forward.
Luxury goods costing $9,000 shouldn't be made with exploited labor. As the first Peruvian-American in Congress, I'm concerned about the treatment of Indigenous communities in Peru. I'm demanding Loro Piana respond to claims they exploit workers. Read here: https://t.co/2yrIUbFCaZ
Luxury Brand Loro Piana Accused of Exploiting Indigenous Peruvians — Here’s What’s Happening: https://t.co/4ND0RiPFQu
Loro Piana's first statement since publication of our story on their vicuña sourcing in Peru comes in response to criticism from a US lawmaker "We are committed to dedicating additional resources to benefit local populations going forward" The letter 👇 https://t.co/0mEVI6fpqd https://t.co/pdfk7g25u1
A US lawmaker wants Loro Piana to answer for what he sees as the “exploitation” of Indigenous workers providing raw materials for the Italian fashion house’s trademark luxury sweaters https://t.co/itulrZbxpY
A US lawmaker wants Loro Piana to answer for what he sees as the “exploitation” of Indigenous workers providing raw materials for its trademark luxury sweaters https://t.co/Ej1AegDoB1
The wool Loro Piana uses to make its $9,000 sweaters comes from the Andes. The Indigenous people who collect the luxurious material have almost nothing to show for it https://t.co/0orq33Wc2N
The wool Loro Piana uses to make its $9,000 sweaters comes from the Andes. The Indigenous people who collect the luxurious material have almost nothing to show for it. https://t.co/NFdVnYWy0V+ via @BW
Thirty years of providing the world’s finest wool to the fashion house Loro Piana has done almost nothing for the indigenous people of the Peruvian Andes. Read the Big Take. https://t.co/LblKlfVY4X
The wool Loro Piana uses to make its $9,000 sweaters comes from the Andes. The Indigenous people who collect the luxurious material have almost nothing to show for it https://t.co/IQFoxkUTUr via @BW