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November 4, 2024 Sourcing Journal

Esquel Group Added to UFLPA Entity List

Goods from one of the world’s largest apparel makers have been effectively barred from entering the United States over suspected ties to the persecution and exploitation of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim minorities in China.

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October 31, 2024 Wall Street Journal

Hong Kong’s Esquel Group Added to U.S. Forced Labor Ban List

Esquel Group, an apparel maker and onetime supplier to Nike and Tommy Hilfiger, will be banned from importing into the U.S. over alleged ties to China-based forced labor, officials said.

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October 18, 2024 Sourcing Journal

Why Are Fashion Brands Still Opening Stores in Xinjiang?

“It was particularly problematic for Skechers to open a new store given that they have been previously linked to Uyghur forced labor,” said Jewher Ilham, forced labor coordinator at the Worker Rights Consortium, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit.

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October 8, 2024 Voice of America

Skechers Opens Store in Xinjiang Amid Scrutiny Over Uyghur Forced Labor Sanctions

Despite ongoing U.S. sanctions targeting Chinese companies linked to Uyghur forced labor in Xinjiang, United States-based footwear and apparel company Skechers opened a new outlet in Urumqi, the region's capital.

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October 4, 2024 New York Times

For Companies in China, Pulling Out of Xinjiang Poses ‘Messy Dilemma’

Beijing’s investigation of the parent of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, which stopped buying goods from Xinjiang, has put global firms in a difficult position.

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October 2, 2024 Associated Press

US Bans New Types of Goods from China Over Allegations of Forced Labor

The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that it would ban the import of goods from a Chinese steel manufacturer and a Chinese maker of artificial sweetener, accusing both of being involved in the use of forced labor from China’s far-west region of Xinjiang.

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September 19, 2024 ZDFheute

Menschenrechtsreport zu VW-Werk voller Mängel

Hat VW die Öffentlichkeit und Investoren getäuscht? Recherchen von ZDF, "Der Spiegel" und "Financial Times" legen das nah. Im Fokus: Ein Prüfbericht zu Zwangsarbeit in China.

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September 19, 2024 Der Spiegel

Volkswagens Bluff Mit den Menschenrechten

Der VW-Konzern wollte beweisen, dass es in seinem umstrittenen Werk in Xinjiang keine Zwangsarbeit gibt. SPIEGEL-Recherchen belegen: Der Prüfbericht enthält Mängel, die Prüfer scheinen zweifelhaft.

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September 19, 2024 Financial Times

VW Audit of Xinjiang Plant Failed to Meet International Standards

The audit that Volkswagen claimed cleared it of allegations of using forced labour in Xinjiang failed to meet international standards, according to the leaked report on its findings.

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September 16, 2024 Reuters

UK Should Outlaw Imports of Goods Made by Xinjiang Forced Labour, Says Senior Lawmaker

Britain should outlaw imports of products made by forced labour in China's Xinjiang region, a senior lawmaker from the ruling Labour party said, while reiterating his call for more scrutiny of fashion retailer Shein's possible London listing.

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