(ANSA) - Milan, November 13 - Fashion heiress Miuccia Prada
on Friday strongly denied she employed two gardeners illegally
in the grounds of her villa on the Sicilian island of Favignana.
Prada, who took over the luxury goods firm in 1978, is being
sued by the two, brothers Mario and Tindaro Oliva, in a Sicilian
labour court claiming that they worked illegally for the iconic
heiress in her island garden and are owed social security
contributions and an employment contract.
Prada is due to appear at a court in Trapani March 18.
In a statement she "denied categorically the claims and the
version of the facts proposed by Messrs. Oliva" and vowed to
clarify the matter in court.
Fashion heiress Prada denies using gardeners as black labour
Two gardeners sue Miuccia Prada for work on Favignana villa