Dov Charney was ordered by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to suspend its operations.
Los Angeles Apparel, founded by Dov Charney, was ordered by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to suspend its operations after more than 300 workers contracted the coronavirus and four died.
“The death of four dedicated garment workers is heartbreaking and tragic,” said Barbara Ferrer, county Public Health Director, in a statement. “Business owners and operators have a corporate, moral and social responsibility to their employees and their families to provide a safe work environment that adheres to all of the health office directives — this responsibility is important, now more than ever as we continue to fight this deadly virus.
“The four deaths are horrifying. There have been a lot of deaths in the community we’re in. There’s going to be more. The city is preparing for a massive re-spike,” said Charney, the former chief executive officer of American Apparel.“We want to clarify that we have taken every measure possible to protect our employees from COVID-19,” said Charney in a formal statement.
“Contrary to the health department’s official report, we provided the information on employee infection rates and positive/negative test results as soon as we could. At no time did we withhold any data — the data that the health department requested sometimes took a few days to procure because it relied on us obtaining private information from employees, which we needed consent and confirmation from them to release.
“It is morally irresponsible for the health department to speak of the infection rates at our factory without also addressing its connection to the issue at large: that the Latino community in Los Angeles is more vulnerable to COVID-19 in a health-care system that has provided unclear paths for non-English speakers being tested and little instruction for those that test positive.
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