A Chinese company that makes shoes for Ivanka Trump and other brands denied allegations...of excessive overtime and low wages – accusations made by three activists who have been arrested or disappeared...

“We are shocked,” Long Shan, a spokeswoman for the Huajian Group, said in an email to the Associated Press. “As a renowned global media outlet, you have put out many untrue reports not based on facts and without our consent.”...

“By coming to Huajian to work, they are Huajian employees. Huajian staff must comply with China’s laws and regulations and Huajian’s rules,” she said, adding that at least one of the men “used methods like taking photographs and video to obtain the company’s trade secrets, which is not in line with the company’s regulations. Our company has the right to hold him accountable.”

She said reports of managers verbally abusing workers, including insults and a crude reference in Chinese to female genitalia, were based on misunderstanding. “It is the local dialect being used as management language,” she said...