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Kylie Jenner caught out in alleged 'sweatshop' working conditions scandal

Kylie Jenner caught out in alleged 'sweatshop' working conditions scandal

The youngest of the famed Kardashian/Jenner clan has been embroiled in a workplace conditions scandal surrounding her sell-out makeup line.

Kylie Jenner’s Lip Kits have been a runaway success, selling out online in seconds after the reality TV personality documented herself personally filling pots at the factory on her Snapchat.

However, staff at Spatz Laboratories in California, USA, where the product is made have complained of poor pay, dangerous work conditions and “slave-like” labour on the company’s Indeed profile, according to The Daily Mail.  

“The pay is very minimal for the amount of work that is requested with no benefits,” wrote one former employee who also described the factory as a “sweatshop”.

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