Just two months after luxury handbag and apparel brand Armani was accused of the indirect exploitation of workers making its handbags, Christian Dior has been found to have similar labour abuses in its supply chain.

A Milanese Court on Monday ordered that Manufactures Dior SRL, an Italian subsidiary of the French fashion house, be placed under judicial administration for one year, over the subcontracting of its manufacturing to companies that exploited and mistreated workers in factories on the outskirts of Milan.

According to the court’s ruling, Manufacturers Dior did not take “appropriate measures to verify the actual working conditions or the technical capabilities of the contracting companies.”

Between March and April, Italian police carried out inspections at the suppliers, named Pelletteria Elisabetta Yang SRL, New Leather Italy SRLS, AZ Operations SRLS, and Davide Albertario Milano SRL. Workers were discovered operating in “hygiene and health conditions that are below the minimum required by an ethical approach” and were forced to sleep in the factories. They were also paid less than minimum wage and were using dangerous machinery that was overused and posed a danger to their safety. Dior handbags are sold via the company’s website for as much as $9500.

Historically, the ‘Made in Italy’ merchandise mark has been a signifier of quality and prestige but a series of reports coming from Milan about the use of unskilled labour and the exploitation of workers in filthy, unsafe factories has cast a dark shadow over it. Prosecutors in Milan claim that the violation of rules was not a one-off among fashion companies within Italy, but systematic.

Although the company will still be allowed to make Dior-branded handbags during its period under administration, it must do so under the supervision of a special commissioner.

Christian Dior is a subsidiary of LVMH, the luxury goods conglomerate, controlled by Bernard Arnault, listed by Forbes as the world’s richest man, worth an estimated 214 billion dollars.