October 2, 2020
Uighur labor will be tough to avoid with about 20% of cotton connected to Xinjiang
Dive Brief:As many as 1 in 5 cotton garments in the world is likely to contain some fiber produced in the Xinjiang province of China, (...)
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November 16, 2019
Cotton and Corporate Responsibility: Fighting Forced Labor in Xinjiang and Uzbekistan
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March 27, 2021
How brands are responding to China’s Xinjiang boycotts: deleting past statements or all-out flip-flops
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August 7, 2021
Levi Strauss sustainability chief leaves Better Cotton Initiative board
(Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co’s chief sustainability officer, Jeff Hogue, has left the board of trade body Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), the denim maker (...)
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September 1, 2020
Ban US cotton imports from Xinjiang, say human rights campaigners
Petitions issued to US authorities cite ‘integral role of forced labour’ involving Uighur Muslims and other minority groups
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February 25, 2020
Apparel Brands Warm to Sustainable Cotton, But There's More Work To Do
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April 4, 2019
Uzbekistan Making Progress to Phase Out Forced Cotton Labor, Report Says
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November 16, 2019
Teachers toil in cotton fields as Tajikistan tries to fix trade imbalance
Farmers are forced to grow it. Teachers are forced to pick it. And though everyone loses, the government still thinks cotton will fix its lopsided balance of trade.
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August 26, 2020
Fashion can bear the costs of virtue cotton
Dasha AfanasievaLONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Clothing makers’ fair labour credentials are hanging by a thread – a cotton thread. More than 80% of China’s crop (...)
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April 23, 2020
UK urged to stop cotton imports made in Chinese 'prison camps'
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