December 17, 2020

UK says credible evidence of forced labour in China's Xinjiang region

By Reuters StaffLONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday there was credible, growing and troubling evidence of forced labour among Uighur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang (...)

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August 7, 2021

Levi Strauss sustainability chief leaves Better Cotton Initiative board

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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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July 22, 2020

Xinjiang cotton and selfie cameras: U.S. blacklists Chinese companies that use forced Uyghur labor

The U.S. blacklisted 11 Chinese companies yesterday, some for well-documented coerced labor, and others for their involvement in invasive biometric tracking of Uyghurs. The companies had supplied American brands such as Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Nike, and Apple.

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June 4, 2021

C&A Exasperated With BCI’s Xinjiang Equivocation. Who’s Next?

By Jasmin Malik ChuaThe Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has continued to be evasive on the issue of forced labor in China’s cotton-rich Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and C&A, for one, (...)

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March 31, 2021

Investors press companies on human rights in Xinjiang

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November 6, 2020

UK to big brands: do more to avoid forced labour in China's Xinjiang

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November 11, 2019

Uzbekistan looks to soften image of notorious cotton sector

Uzbekistan says it wants to eradicate forced labour in its cotton industry after decades of abuse / © AFPFor years, nurse Shokhidakhon Khasanova was signed (...)

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September 18, 2020

Apparel group says broad ban on China's Xinjiang cotton impossible to enforce

By David LawderWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of a major apparel industry group told lawmakers on Thursday that blanket U.S. import bans on cotton or (...)

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February 6, 2020

U.N. sees 'major progress' on forced labour in Uzbek cotton harvest

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