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Chinese labour activist says he was arrested due to factory's Trump links
Source: The Guardian
Chinese labour activist says he was arrested due to factory's Trump links
Hua Haifeng spent weeks in detention after undercover investigation revealed abuse of workers at Ganzhou factory that makes shoes for Ivanka Trump’s brand
Benjamin Haas in Hong Kong
Monday 10 July 2017 12.56 BST
A Chinese activist who was arrested after investigating working conditions at a factory making Ivanka Trump-branded shoes has said he believes the connection to the US president’s daughter led to his detention.
Speaking for the first time since his detention, Hua Haifeng told the Guardian how he was interrogated in marathon sessions every other day for a month, during which police repeatedly asked him for details of his investigation.
“When I was first taken away by police, I couldn’t understand why I was being arrested,” said Hua, 36. “But once I was released and was reconnected to the outside world, I think it was probably because of the factory’s connection to Ivanka.”
“Before I arrived at the factory I didn’t even know Ivanka had a clothing brand. And it wasn’t until I was released I knew this brand was related to the daughter of the US president.”
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Hua Haifeng spent weeks in detention after undercover investigation revealed abuse of workers at Ganzhou factory that makes shoes for Ivanka Trump’s brand
Benjamin Haas in Hong Kong
Monday 10 July 2017 12.56 BST
A Chinese activist who was arrested after investigating working conditions at a factory making Ivanka Trump-branded shoes has said he believes the connection to the US president’s daughter led to his detention.
Speaking for the first time since his detention, Hua Haifeng told the Guardian how he was interrogated in marathon sessions every other day for a month, during which police repeatedly asked him for details of his investigation.
“When I was first taken away by police, I couldn’t understand why I was being arrested,” said Hua, 36. “But once I was released and was reconnected to the outside world, I think it was probably because of the factory’s connection to Ivanka.”
“Before I arrived at the factory I didn’t even know Ivanka had a clothing brand. And it wasn’t until I was released I knew this brand was related to the daughter of the US president.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/10/chinese-labour-activist-hua-haifeng-arrest-ivanka-trump-brand-huajian