NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have pledged to seek assurance their signature clothing line for Wal-Mart will not be produced in sweatshops.
The teen stars were asked for help in an open letter from the National Labor Committee and students from their school, New York University.
In response, the Olsens signed a petition asking Wal-Mart to guarantee female workers who make the clothing in factories in Bangladesh the "legal right to maternity leave with benefits," E! Online said.
The letter claimed the twins' company, DualStar Entertainment, refused hundreds of appeals over the last seven months to disclose names of the Bangladesh factories where the Mary-Kate and Ashley brand is manufactured.
The NLC released a statement reading in part, "The Olsen twins have done the right thing. Now it is up to Wal-Mart to either support Mary-Kate and Ashley's commitment to women's rights, or tragically to shut them down."
