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…
June 16, 2021 Women's Wear Daily Short Takes: Chanel’s $25 Million Climate Fund, Fashion Ranked on Uyghur Abuses This week in sustainability, Chanel invests in climate resilience and brands failing on forced labor. Chanel’s $25 Million Climate Fund: Chanel is anchoring a new climate change resilience fund that supports vulnerable…
June 12, 2021 The New York Times One Woman’s Journey Through Chinese Atrocities In 2021 the United States and other countries have declared that China is committing genocide against ethnic Uyghurs — yet nothing much changes. That passivity discounts the horror of genocide, the…
June 9, 2021 Financial Times Uyghur rights groups pressure asset managers on Zara parent The human rights crisis in Xinjiang has pitted Europe and the US against China — and clothing companies are caught in the middle. Now, asset managers are being pulled into…
June 9, 2021 Global Policy Journal G7 Summit Will Test Biden’s Moral Leadership on Uyghur Genocide Bennett Freeman and Louisa Greve call on Biden to demonstrate to the world that the U.S. is prepared to be a leader on human rights again. As a candidate in 2020,…
