The luxury Italian brand Versace de-activated its Facebook wall after activists posted dozens of messages demanding that the company ban sandblasting. Scores of other denim producing brands have already publicly banned sandblasting, a technique which can kill the workers involved, but Versace, along with Armani, Dolce & Gabbana have failed to address the issue or even enter into a dialogue with CCC.

Go here to tell Versace its time to take responsibility - http://www.change.org/petitions/versace-stop-buying-killer-jeans

or go here to remind all companies involved in sandblasting to put an end to the deadly practice -
http://www.cleanclothes.org/urgent-actions/sandblasting

Read more about Versace's "Shut up, buy stuff, don't ask how it's made" policy on Change.org

and the story has now hit other sites, like Mashable.com

and:

• http://therecessionista.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-meaning-to-word-killer-jeans.html
• http://socialalterations.com/2011/05/30/week-of-action-on-killer-jeans-labour-behind-the-label/