July 18, 2021 Fortune Reports of forced labor are driving brands to abandon Chinese cotton Early last year, amid mounting reports of forced labor and human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), U.S. outdoor apparel maker Patagonia resolved to stop sourcing cotton…
July 16, 2021 Polygraph Despite Growing Evidence, China Denies Uyghur ‘Forced Labor’ On July 14, the United States Senate passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, intended “to ensure that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the…
July 13, 2021 Coalition Statement on State Department’s Updated Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory Today’s Updated Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory, issued by six U.S. Government departments, is an encouraging further step toward holding the Chinese Government accountable for the continued human rights abuses…
July 9, 2021 The Irish Times China’s cotton trade: Boycotts give hope to Uighurs but companies take a hit For Jewher Ilham, consumers in the West refusing to buy products linked to the use of forced labour in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, is one of ideas that gives her…
July 5, 2021 Apparel Insider French prosecutors target fashion over Xinjiang links PARIS – French prosecutors have opened an investigation against fashion retailers Uniqlo, Zara owner Inditex, French company SMCP and US footwear brand Skechers for allegedly concealing “crimes against humanity” in…
July 2, 2021 Reuters France probes fashion retailers for concealing ‘crimes against humanity’ in Xinjiang PARIS, July 1 (Reuters) – French prosecutors have opened an investigation into four fashion retailers suspected of concealing “crimes against humanity” in China’s Xinjiang region, a judicial source said on…
July 2, 2021 The Guardian France investigates fashion brands over forced Uyghur labour claims French prosecutors have opened an investigation into four multinational fashion retailers on suspicion of concealing and profiting from crimes against humanity in China’s Xinjiang region by sourcing goods produced using forced Uyghur…
June 29, 2021 Newsweek Victoria’s Secret Falls Short On Gender Equality Despite High-Profile Rebranding Move Victoria’s Secret parent company L Brands scored a meager 17 out of 100 on a new 2021 Gender Benchmark index published Tuesday, despite the underwear retailer’s high-profile abandonment of its Angels catwalk…
June 27, 2021 The Wire China Hemmed In Marjorie Yang has staked much of her textile empire on being socially responsible, and yet her firm, Esquel Group, ended up on the Entity List. Has the U.S. government gone…
June 20, 2021 Wall Street Journal North Face Owner Pulled Xinjiang Criticism, Then Reinstated It In late March, the maker of North Face jackets and Vans sneakers quietly took down a statement raising concern about allegations of forced labor in China’s cotton-rich Xinjiang region. Rival…
