Woman finds a cry for help sewn into her dress

Woman finds a cry for help sewn into her dress
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A woman in Swansea, Wales, was preparing to wash a dress she bought from the retailer Primark when she found a disturbing label sewn into the fabric that read "Forced to work exhausting hours."

Rebecca Gallagher told the South Wales Evening Post that she was "amazed" when she saw the label while looking for the washing instructions. She called Primark, who she said placed her on hold and never returned to the line. In a statement to British Vogue, the company said: "We find it very strange that this has come to light so recently, given that the dress was on sale more than a year ago, with no other incidents of this kind relating to this dress." The company would also like Gallagher to send them the dress so they can "investigate how the additional label became attached and whether there are issues which need to be looked into."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.