MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities are accusing sportswear company Adidas of plagiarizing artisans in southern Mexico, alleging that a new sandal design is strikingly similar to the traditional Indigenous footwear known as huaraches.

He has apologised over the Oaxaca Slip-on, inspired by sandals made by Indigenous artisans, after criticism from Mexico.

Adidas is accused of bringing out sandals resembling a traditional design from Mexico's Oaxaca state. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.