Italian prosecutors are investigating three executives from luxury fashion label Tod's, as well as the company itself, for alleged labour exploitation, according to a court document seen Thursday by AFP.

Milan Prosecutor Paolo Storari had previously requested a six-month ban on the company's advertising, with Judge Domenico Santoro fixing a December 3 hearing on the matter, according to his decree dated November 14, viewed by AFP.

The prosecutor's office alleges that Tod's -- best known for its trendy leather moccasins -- acted in "full awareness" of the exploitation of Chinese subcontractors, with violations in working hours, wages, hygiene and safety, as well as "degrading" housing.

The company, according to prosecutors, was "devoid of organisational models" to prevent the exploitatio

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