News Coverage in 10+ Languages

November 26, 2021 Business Insider

Activists and researchers are calling on 82 retailers to commit to sourcing cotton outside of China to take a stand against accusations of forced Uyghur labor

Activists are calling on 82 major apparel and retail companies around the world to commit to sourcing cotton outside of China. In a letter to “apparel industry leaders,” the Coalition to End Forced Labour…

---

November 23, 2021

Coalition Open Letter to Brands on Laundering Cotton Report

Dear apparel industry leaders: We are writing to call your attention to the findings of a recent study published by Sheffield Hallam University, Laundering Cotton: How Xinjiang Cotton is Obscured…

---

November 19, 2021 THE GLOBE AND MAIL

More than 100 retailers, including Lululemon, at high risk of having forced-labour cotton in supply chains: report

Lululemon, the apparel company selected as the official outfitter for Team Canada at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, is among dozens of international brands and retailers at risk of having…

---

November 18, 2021 World Journal

美國雖祭出制裁 新疆棉製品仍能登上貨架

美國以涉及強迫勞動為由禁止使用中國新疆生產的棉花。但研究人員發現，不夠透明的全球供應鏈給予新疆棉繞過制裁的巧門，相關製品依舊能出現於美國的貨架上。

---

November 17, 2021 Sourcing Journal

Worsening Forced Labor in Garment Industry Should be a ‘Wake-Up Call’

Not only has the ongoing health crisis made it more challenging for brands to root out modern slavery in their global supply chains, but early reactions such as canceled orders and withholding payment for…

---

November 17, 2021 CTV News

Canadian officials seize clothing made with forced labour in China

TORONTO — The Canadian Border Service Agency (CBSA) says it has intercepted a shipment from China on the grounds that the products were made using forced labour. The CBSA confirmed…

November 17, 2021 EcoTextile News

Fashion giants ‘still linked to Xinjiang cotton’

SHEFFIELD – More than 100 well-known global brands and retailers are still at high risk of having cotton produced using forced labour in the Xinjiang region of China in their…

---

November 17, 2021

Explosive Report Exposes Uyghur Forced Labour Connections in Global Retail Brands’ Supply Chains

Research shows Target, Walmart, Lululemon, Kohl’s, Anthropologie, C&A, and Uniqlo could be at risk of violating U.S. bans on cotton from Uyghur Region Coalition of advocates demand corporations exit the…

---

November 17, 2021 The Washington Post

China’s Xinjiang cotton is banned in the U.S. but still making it to store shelves, report says

In China’s cotton-growing Xinjiang region, farmers have been hailing a bumper harvest this autumn. But much of the crop is under U.S. sanctions, and where it will end up is…

---

November 9, 2021

Coalition Open Letter to European Commission on Initiatives to Address Uyghur Forced Labour

On November 9th, 2021, the Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region and other individual organisations sent an open letter to European Commissioners involved in European Union’s (EU)…

---