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February 28, 2023 Sourcing Journal

UFLPA: What Insiders Say About Forced-Labor Law’s First 8 Months

It’s been eight months since the United States put into effect a far-reaching law aimed at cracking down on forced labor in China. So is it working as designed? The answer depends on whom you ask.

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February 28, 2023 Reuters

Volkswagen Under Fire Over Xinjiang Plant After China Chief Visit

BERLIN, Feb 28 - Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) faced a barrage of criticism from campaigners and its works council on Tuesday after the head of its Chinese business said he saw no sign of forced labour during a visit to the carmaker's Xinjiang plant.

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February 9, 2023 Sourcing Journal

Shein’s Xinjiang Links Have Lawmakers Asking Questions

Does Shein use forced-labor cotton from China’s controversial Xinjiang region? Three U.S. senators, for one, want to know.

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January 20, 2023 Associated Press

UK Judge Rejects Uyghur Bid to Halt Xinjiang Cotton Imports

LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Friday rejected a lawsuit that accused the U.K. government of allowing the import of cotton products associated with forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region — though he acknowledged there were “widespread abuses” in the region’s cotton industry.

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December 17, 2022 Insider

23 Major Brands Suspected of Illegally Sourcing Products Made by Forced Labor in China

If you're buying a car, electronics, clothing, or beverages from one of dozens of major household names, you could be buying products made in part by forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China.

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December 6, 2022 New York Times

Global Car Supply Chains Entangled With Abuses in Xinjiang, Report Says

A new report on the auto industry cites extensive links to Xinjiang, where the U.S. government now presumes goods are made with forced labor.

November 22, 2022 Sourcing Journal

Xinjiang Cotton Found in Shein Clothing Imports: Report

Two laboratory tests conducted for Bloomberg News found that apparel shipped to the U.S. by Shein was made with cotton from China’s Xinjiang region.

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November 20, 2022 Bloomberg

Shein’s Cotton Tied to Chinese Region Accused of Forced Labor

A US attempt to ban imports of cotton linked to forced labor in China contains a loophole large enough for a multibillion-dollar business to pass through: clothing from Shein, the Chinese online retail giant and social-media phenomenon that ships fast-fashion apparel directly to consumers.

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November 2, 2022 Just Style

Serious Ramifications if UK Found Guilty for Xinjiang Cotton Imports

UK authorities faced a court hearing on 25 and 26 October following claims from campaigners that the UK had failed to block Xinjiang cotton imports potentially made with forced labour and a lawyer in the case summarises the trial for Just Style exclusively, saying the apparel industry giants could be investigated and prosecuted in the criminal courts if ruled guilty.

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October 25, 2022 Associated Press

UK Court to Hear Uyghur Demands to Ban Xinjiang Cotton

A Uyghur organization and a human rights group are taking the U.K. government to court to challenge Britain’s failure to block the import of cotton products associated with forced labor and other abuses in China’s far western Xinjiang region.

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