Emilio Parodi

3 weeks ago | bilyonaryo.com | Emilio Parodi

SOURCE: ReutersJudges say they have found new labour abuse in Italian fashionCourt finds company ‘culpably failed’ to oversee its suppliersSuppliers exploited workers, flaunted safety rules, judges sayBy Emilio ParodiMILAN, May 15 (Reuters) – An Italian court has placed a unit of fashion brand Valentino under judicial administration for a year after uncovering worker abuse inside its supply chain, in the latest in a string of cases that have tainted the image of Italy’s luxury brands.

3 weeks ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | Emilio Parodi

Emilio Parodi Thu, 15 May 2025 at 5:50 am GMT-4 3 min read By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) -An Italian court on Thursday placed under judicial administration a company owned by fashion group Valentino for subcontracting its production to Chinese-owned firms that allegedly exploited workers. The court in Milan ordered a one-year administration for Valentino Bags Lab Srl, which makes Valentino-branded handbags and travel articles, according to the 30-page ruling seen by Reuters.

1 month ago | usatoday.com | Emilio Parodi

MILAN — An Italian judge has dismissed a case against Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Paul Haggis for alleged rape, his lawyers said on May 7. Haggis, 72, was detained in June 2022 and spent 14 days under house arrest after a British woman accused him of raping her over a two-day period in the southern Italian town of Ostuni in the Puglia region, where he was teaching at a film event.

1 month ago | marketscreener.com | Valentina Za |Emilio Parodi

ROME (Reuters) -Italy is seeking 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) from fintech group ION following a probe by prosecutors in the northern city of Bologna into alleged tax evasion over the 2013-2023 period, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The investigation adds to a string of tax evasion cases in Italy targeting U.S. tech companies, which are also at the centre of a wider EU response to the trade war sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

1 month ago | usnews.com | Emilio Parodi

By Emilio ParodiMILAN (Reuters) - Italian police said on Tuesday they had dismantled a migrant smuggling network, leading to the arrests in several countries of 15 Egyptians involved in using sailboats for dangerous illegal sea crossings from Turkey to Greece and Italy. According to an Italian police statement, the network facilitated the illegal entry into Italy of at least 3,000 migrants since 2021, earning more than $30 million by charging them $10,000 each.