Ivanka Trump's factory workers: 'We are making you beautiful but we are starving'

A concerning new exposé reveals Ivanka Trump to be a working woman's advocate who relies on underpaid laborers in unsafe factories abroad to cheaply produce her clothing line. The Washington Post report builds on previous stories that have cited the Trump brand's use of cheap labor, noting that her company runs against industry trends as many other fashion labels are increasingly involved in improving workers' living and working conditions.

"The mission of this brand has always been to inspire and empower women to create the lives they want to live and give them tools to do that. We're looking to ensure that we can sort of live this mission from top to bottom with our licensees, with our supply chain," Ivanka Trump brand president Abigail Klem said. However, Klem added that manufacturing goods in the U.S. "at a large scale is currently not possible."

Overseas, Ivanka Trump's suppliers make barely enough to live. "We are the ultra-poor,” Bangladeshi labor organizer and former child worker Kalpona Akter told the Post. "We are making you beautiful, but we are starving."

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Ivanka Trump is "concerned" about the reports, her attorney said in a statement, and Trump "expects that the company will respond appropriately." Read the full report at The Washington Post.