Sarkozy Sews Up Seamstress' Unemployment Fix

by Eleanor Beardsley, NPR

For most of the 20th century, high-end lingerie maker Lejaby has done well. But in 2010 it closed three factories. And now it is shuttering its last, the only place where French lingerie is still made in France. Until President Nicolas Sarkozky stepped in, 93 seamstresses were going to be unemployed.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, February 6, 2012