China has freed three activists detained while investigating working conditions at a company that made shoes for the Ivanka Trump brand, an advocacy group says.
The men were released on bail and are awaiting trial, according to China Labor Watch, the organization they were working for. It was not immediately clear Wednesday what the men are charged with.
Su Heng, Li Zhao and Hua Haifeng worked undercover at two factories before they were detained in late May, according to China Labor Watch.
The organization says the factories made shoes for the Ivanka Trump brand, along with Marc Fisher, Kylie + Kendall, Coach and other brands.
Marc Fisher, Kylie + Kendall and Coach did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Ivanka Trump Company has told CNNMoney that its products have not been produced at the factory in question since March. It has said that the factories it uses “are required to operate within strict social compliance regulations.”
China Labor Watch said it hopes the Chinese courts “will provide the investigators with a fair trial.
