Kate Hudson's Fabletics halts production at African factory amid horrifying claims of raw sewage spilling onto floors, humiliating staff punishments and underwear strip searches 38 employees have come forward to allege horrifying physical and sexual abuse at the factory that produces Kate Hudson's activewear brand Fabletics The Taiwanese company Hippo Knitting is based in Maseru, the capital of the landlocked country Lesotho, situated within South Africa's borders A representative for Kate Hudson said she had no knowledge of the abuse, which is claimed to have been going on for years Female workers alleged they were often stripped naked during routine daily searches, and were forced to crawl on the floor as 'punishment'