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US blocks textile imports from 26 Chinese companies amid forced labour concerns

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expanded its efforts to combat forced labour in the supply chain by adding 26 textile companies based in China to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. This move, effective May 17th, restricts goods produced by these entities from entering the United States, targeting...

Fashion

EU Parliament and Council unite to ban products made by forced labour

In a landmark move, the European Union Council and the European Parliament have forged a provisional agreement aimed at prohibiting the importation of goods manufactured using forced labour into the expansive European single market. The agreement delineates clear roles for both the EU Commission and member states in the identification of...

Business

Canadian watchdog to probe Levi’s over forced labour allegations

Levi Strauss Canada is set to face an investigation over allegations of forced labour in what is now adding to the growing list of companies being scrutinised by a Canadian watchdog. The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) has already launched related probes into the Canadian subsidiaries of Hugo Boss, Ralph Lauren, Diesel...

Fashion

Canada launches enquiry into alleged use of Uyghur forced labour by Nike

Nike is facing fresh scrutiny as Canada's ethics watchdog investigates allegations of Uyghur forced labour in the company's Chinese operations. The probe follows complaints filed by human rights groups, reported the BBC. Nike claims it severed ties with the accused companies. The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (Core) has...

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Inditex accused of turning a blind eye amid rising tensions in China boycott crisis

On Thursday, China, backed by the Chinese government itself, started retaliating against the Western boycott of cotton produced in the ‘Uyghur labor camps’ of Xinjiang, calling for its own boycott against international fashion companies. The boycott primarily affected Swedish retail giant H&M on Thursday, but is now also being launched against...

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China accused of forcing over half a million people to pick cotton in Xinjiang

China has forced more than half a million Uighurs and other minorities into picking cotton in the country’s western region of Xinjiang, new research suggests. According to a new report released on Tuesday by the Washington-based Center for Global Policy, three Uyghur regions alone mobilized at least 570,000 people into cotton-picking operations...

Fashion

Government questions fashion giants in forced labour enquiry

The UK’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has written to leading companies in sectors including fashion, retail and information technology, seeking answers in relation to its inquiry into forced labour of Uyghur in the Xinjiang region of China. Those companies are Adidas, Amazon, Boohoo Group, Gap, H&M Group, Ikea, Marks...

Business

US blocks imports of cotton and textiles from Xinjiang

US Customs will block certain products from Xinjiang because Washington believes they were made in the Chinese autonomous region with the help of slave labour. This is a “modern form of slavery,” said the Ministry of Homeland Security on Monday. The US Government accused China of curtailing human and civil liberties and using forced labour to...

Fashion

Coalition puts pressure on fashion to end forced labour

An international coalition called on fashion and garment giants Thursday to break supply chains from the Xinjiang region of China and cut ties with those implicated in Uighur forced labor within the next year. The Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region, an international group of rights, civil society and trade organizations, warned...

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The world's biggest fashion brands are complicit in forced labour, say human rights groups

Supply chains are complex entities, with far-reaching tentacles that often have little or no contact with the main body or businesses. If a fashion behemoth outsources production to a third party, and subsequently this party also outsources its production to another vendor/factory/partner, it become a murky chain where it is difficult to...