American clothing displaying “Made in China” tags have been spotted at a North Korean garment production factory, photos exclusively obtained by NK News reveal.
At least five dress shirts branded with Lands’ End labels were seen on a rack displaying previous projects at North Korea’s Sonbong Textile Factory in June, raising the possibility that the Dodgeville, Wisconsin-based catalog retail giant has outsourced part of its production line to a country currently under multiple U.S. sanctions.
The Sonbong Textile Factory, Sonbong, North Korea
Unwittingly or not, the outsourcing of any element of clothing production
American clothing displaying "Made in China" tags have been spotted at a North Korean garment production factory, photos exclusively obtained by NK News reveal.
At least five dress shirts branded with Lands’ End labels were seen on a rack displaying previous projects at North Korea's Sonbong Textile Factory in June, raising the possibility that the Dodgeville, Wisconsin-based catalog retail giant has outsourced part of its production line to a country currently under multiple U.S. sanctions.
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Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll has written on North Korea since 2010 and writes between London and Seoul.