After the federal investigation last year, Forever 21 said it stopped working with some of the manufacturers involved and gave others a second chance “if they remedied the situation and returned to compliance,” a Forever 21 spokesperson said. (Claire Hannah Collins / Los Angeles Times)Most apparel making has migrated overseas, though Los Angeles held on to a small niche of the business because it can produce limited runs quickly. (Claire Hannah Collins / Los Angeles Times)Any manufacturer in Los Angeles can recount the next steps. Pure pennies.”A worker sews garments inside a downtown Los Angeles factory. (Claire Hannah Collins / Los Angeles Times)Addressing a handful of fellow factory workers at the Garment Worker Center in downtown Los Angeles recently, Martinez asked them to imagine that they are producing a shirt that retails for $60 at Marshalls.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 31, 2017 16:02 UTC