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August 15, 2023 Sourcing Journal

Canada is Investigating Ralph Lauren After Forced Labor Complaint

Following the launch of an investigation into Nike Canada last month, the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, better known as the CORE, revealed Tuesday that it will be probing Ralph Lauren Canada’s supply chain relationships with companies that allegedly use or benefit from the persecution of Muslim minorities in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

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August 7, 2023 The Globe and Mail

Canada Has Little to Show For its Promises to Combat Forced Labour in China, Critics Say

To this date, however, more than 2½ years later, Canada has failed to intercept any imports of goods made with forced labour – from any country.

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August 1, 2023 New York Times

Solar Supply Chain Grows More Opaque Amid Human Rights Concerns

The global industry is cutting some ties to China, but its exposure to forced labor remains high and companies are less transparent, a new report found.

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July 19, 2023 Sourcing Journal

Is Powerful Uyghur Legislation on its Way?

U.S. lawmakers are mulling bills that would mandate active supply chain audits for Chinese forced labor and impose secondary sanctions on anyone conducting business with companies that have been blacklisted for promoting or benefitting from the same.

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July 17, 2023 Sourcing Journal

Xinjiang Factory’s ‘Secret’ Agreement Suggests Forced Labor Escalation

Working Uyghur adults may not be the only population that Xinjiang authorities are forcing into factories as part of a broader campaign of cultural and religious persecution against China’s ethnic minorities, a new report suggests. Teenage girls could also have become targets in at least one garment facility.

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July 17, 2023 The Times

Some UK Solar Panels Likely Made by Uighur Slave Labour in China

The UK is at risk of becoming a “dumping ground” for solar panels “tainted” by forced labour, a coalition of workers’ rights groups has warned.

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July 13, 2023 Aktuality.sk

Módna návrhárka Louise Xin bojuje proti ujgurskej genocíde: Hovorili mi, aby som módu s politikou nespájala

Ujguri sú moslimské etnikum, ktoré v neľudských podmienkach pracuje na poliach s bavlnou. Keď sa o ujgurskej genocíde dozvedela Louise Xin, rozhodla sa svoju tvorbu zamerať na zmenu módneho priemyslu a podmienok Ujgurov v činskom regióne.

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July 12, 2023 The Globe and Mail

Nike Canada Faces Federal Probe Over Allegations it Uses Forced Uyghur Labour in China

A watchdog created by the federal government to probe corporate wrongdoing abroad says it is opening an investigation into whether Nike Canada is selling products made with Uyghur forced labour in China.

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June 23, 2023 Sourcing Journal

Shein, Temu’s Forced Labor Risks Detailed in Congressional Report

Temu is doing “next to nothing” to keep its supply chains free of forced labor, Representative Mike Gallagher said Thursday. Gallagher, the Wisconsin Republican who chairs the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), was referring to a newly released interim report based on responses gleaned from the popular Chinese e-tailer, its Singapore-headquartered rival Shein and sportswear Goliaths Adidas and Nike.

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June 22, 2023 Reuters

VW Investors Question How Xinjiang Plant Audit Will Be Run

BERLIN, June 22 - While investors welcomed Volkswagen's (VOWG_p.DE) decision to audit its jointly-owned plant in Xinjiang, China, some are questioning how it will be run and whether it is enough to eliminate the risk of forced labour in the supply chain.

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