New York, Dec 23 (ANI): The Kardashian family is planning to take action against the child labor claims made against them.
The family, which owns such lines as K-Dash by Kardashian, the Kris Jenner Kollection and ShoeDazzle, apparently is leaving no stones unturned in safeguarding its media and fashion empire that had recently been criticized for being involved in a major sweatshop and child labor scandal.
According to TMZ, the Kardashians are planning to take the issue to court, calling the reports libelous and unfair.
"As far as I know, the factories that are used to manufacture the Kardashian clothing and shoes have nothing terrible going on at all," the New York Daily News quoted Kris Jenner as telling the website.
"The factories are very well policed and meet factory standards," she added.
The Kardashian family spokeswoman, Jill Fritzo, told the Daily News Wednesday that the family is pushing for an investigation just in case, because they "would never condone this" kind of behavior.
"They take this situation very seriously and have been assured by all of their manufacturers that the factories are policed regularly and there is no truth to these allegations," a rep told ABC.
"That said, we are continuing to investigate the matter and if there is any evidence of an illegal operation, then they will cease work with that manufacturer immediately," he added.
The Star magazine on Wednesday had reported that the family used child slave labor in their Chinese factories.
According to Charles Kernaghan, his quotes were taken out of context and he had initially told Star it would be "a wise idea to wait on the article."
In the original piece, which runs as Star's current cover story, Kernaghan is quoted as saying that "the Kardashians are in bed with some pretty bad people ... Not only are celebrities like the Kardashians taking advantage of these workers, they are holding hands with a government that spits on democracy and women's rights."
Kernaghan argues that he has never personally seen the factories the Kardashians use, but that his claims are based on speculations based on what he knows of that region in China.
"We're still going forward with the investigation, and I would be completely flabbergasted if they're good factories," he told the Daily News.
"Workers typically work 12 hours a day and still go back to filthy dormitories, enduring 100-degree heat. If we can get people into these factories, I feel we'll find something," he added. (ANI)
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