Kendall and Kylie Jenner are speaking out over claims that their Kendall + Kylie fashion brand has not been paying factory workers in Bangladesh.
The story first surfaced on ReMake, which claimed that Global Brands Group, believed to have owned the Kendall + Kylie line, wasn’t paying workers, and later surfaced on the Diet Prada Instagram account.
Kendall, 24, and Kylie, 22, released a joint statement through their Kendall + Kylie Instagram on Thursday evening, when they set the record straight.
Speaking out: Kendall and Kylie Jenner are speaking out over claims that their Kendall + Kylie fashion brand has not been paying factory workers in Bangladesh
Setting the record straight: Kendall, 24, and Kylie, 22, released a joint statement through their Kendall + Kylie Instagram on Thursday evening, when they set the record straight
‘We would like to address the unfortunate and incorrect rumor that Global Brands Group owns the Kendall + Kylie brand and that we have neglected to pay factory workers in Bangladesh as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,’ the statement begins.
‘This is untrue. The Kendall + Kylie brand is owned by 3072541 Canada Inc., not GBG,’ the statement continues.
They added that, ‘the brand has worked with CAA-GBG in the past in a sales and business development capacity only.’
Rumor: ‘We would like to address the unfortunate and incorrect rumor that Global Brands Group owns the Kendall + Kylie brand and that we have neglected to pay factory workers in Bangladesh as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,’ the statement begins
‘But we do not currently have any relationship at all with GBG,’ the statement reiterated.
‘We know these are trying times for the fashion industry and garment workers as a whole, and we continue to support all of our partners working in factories who produce our products,’ the statement continued.
‘We manufacture in countries all over the world and have not received any concerns from the factories who produce our goods,’ the statement concluded.
No Relationship: ‘But we do not currently have any relationship at all with GBG,’ the statement reiterated.
The original post from Remake claimed that GBG didn’t pay garment suppliers for orders produced in February and March.
After the allegations surfaced again in a Diet Prada Instagram post, a rep for Kendall + Kylie denied the rumor to Teen Vogue.
‘The Kendall + Kylie brand is owned by Canada Inc. The brand does not produce in Bangladesh. So [these allegations are] not accurate,’ the rep said.
Original post: The original post from Remake claimed that GBG didn’t pay garment suppliers for orders produced in February and March
While Kendall + Kylie denied any connection to GBG, their brand was listed under GBG’s ‘Kids’ brands until June 23, with a rep confirming they are, ‘working on getting the brand removed from the website.’
On June 24, the brand’s logo was removed from their website, with CAA-GBG issuing another statement.
‘“CAA-GBG is the Brand Management Division of Global Brands Group (GBG) and does not design or manufacture any product for Kendall + Kylie,’ the statement read.
No connection: While Kendall + Kylie denied any connection to GBG, their brand was listed under GBG’s ‘Kids’ brands until June 23, with a rep confirming they are, ‘working on getting the brand removed from the website’