February 6, 2020

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

Some human rights groups say government-imposed cotton quotas mean local officials known as hokims are still forcing people into the fields when they can not find enough willing workers

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August 7, 2021

Levi Strauss sustainability chief leaves Better Cotton Initiative board

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September 10, 2020

H&M Says It’s Not Working With Any Garment Factories in Xinjiang

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October 18, 2019

For the sake of workers, Uzbekistan is privatising its cotton industry

The hope is that the private sector will pay cotton-pickers, instead of simply forcing them into the fields

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September 17, 2020

H&M cuts ties with Chinese supplier

CLARITY NEEDED: The Swedish firm said it did not work with any garment factories in the Xinjiang region, but did have ’indirect’ ties to a Huafu Fashion Co mill in Shangyu

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August 26, 2020

Fashion can bear the costs of virtue cotton

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July 9, 2021

The hazards of ignorance in cotton supply chains

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September 9, 2020

U.S. prepares orders blocking cotton, tomato imports from China's Xinjiang over forced labor

David LawderWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have prepared orders to block imports of cotton and tomato products from western China’s Xinjiang (...)

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July 24, 2020

Brands urged to stop sourcing from China's Xinjiang over forced labour fears

Amber MilneLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Major retailers must stop sourcing from China’s Xinjiang region due to the “grave risk of forced labour”, a coalition (...)

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July 3, 2021

France probes fashion retailers for concealing 'crimes against humanity' in Xinjiang

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