By Emilio Parodi

MILAN (Reuters) -Italian prosecutors are seeking to place shoemaker Tod’s under judicial administration over alleged worker abuses in its supply chain, in the latest in a string of cases that have tainted the image of Italy’s luxury brands.

Tod’s would be the sixth high-end brand to undergo such supervision in Italy since the start of last year.

The news of the investigation into the supply chain, not previously disclosed, came to light from a decision by Italy’s Supreme Court, reviewed by Reuters on Wednesday, to set a date for a hearing in a dispute between Milan prosecutors and a local appeals court over the matter.

Prosecutors went to the highest national court over a decision by the Milan court which, while considering their request for judicial administration to

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