The Milan prosecutor's office has ordered the urgent judicial review of two clothing companies, Dama Spa (owner of the Paul & Shark brand) and Alberto Aspesi Spa, as part of an investigation into alleged gangmastering.

Among those under investigation – Radiocor reports – in the investigation by prosecutors Paolo Storari and Daniela Bartolucci is, among others, manager Andrea Dini (brother-in-law of Lombardy Governor Attilio Fontana), who serves as CEO of Dama. The company is under investigation under the law on corporate administrative liability.

According to the investigation decree, "with regard to high-fashion brands, the investigations conducted revealed that both Dama Spa and Aspesi Spa exhibit a widespread lack of organizational models" and "a flawed internal audit system." According to the Milan prosecutor, "codes of ethics and management and control models are worthless when, in order to achieve the highest profit at the lowest possible cost, a production system based on exploitative labor is allowed to be created."

Furthermore, the prosecutor's office emphasizes, this "is inconsistent with the memorandum of understanding signed on May 26, 2025, at the Milan Prefecture with the participation of the most representative trade unions and employers' associations at the national level, aimed at ensuring compliance with the law in the fashion production chain."

Governor Fontana commented on the investigation as follows: "Ask my brother-in-law," he said in response to reporters, "and he will surely prove his innocence, as he has done in previous incidents involving him. I question the manipulation of the question and the association of my name with that of Dr. Dini, who owns the company in which I have no stake."

(Unioneonline)

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