Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Saks shopper finds letter pleading for help from Chinese prisoner 'in slave factory' hidden in her bag from luxury store

Saks shopper finds letter pleading for help from Chinese prisoner 'in slave factory' hidden in her bag from luxury store

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NEW The desperate plea (pictured) was purportedly written by a man claiming to be enslaved in a factory that was mass-producing the distinctive department store's shopping bags in China. The prisoner, Tohnain Emmanual Njong, said he was working 13 hour days to produce the bags and needed help. DNAinfo New York managed to track down Njong, who has since been released from prison. He said he secretly wrote five letters and was astonished that someone actually found one. Saks - whose black and white cardboard bags are iconic - have confirmed the carry-alls are made in China and that they are investigating the matter.

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