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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December 18, 2020

US enforcement covers a third of cotton produced with forced labor from Xinjiang: report

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September 1, 2020

Ban US cotton imports from Xinjiang, say human rights campaigners

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July 21, 2021

Reports of forced labor are driving brands to abandon Chinese cotton

Early last year, amid mounting reports of forced labor and human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), U.S. outdoor apparel maker Patagonia (...)

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August 23, 2020

Sanctions on China’s top cotton supplier weave a tangled web for fashion brands

By Eva DouIn the vast steppes of China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, a paramilitary organization produces more than 7 percent of the world’s cotton, which factories (...)

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October 22, 2020

Better Cotton Initiative Stops Xinjiang Field Activity

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December 17, 2020

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

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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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November 6, 2020

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

By Kieran GuilbertLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - British lawmakers on Thursday urged big brands - from Gap to Zara - to ensure high-street fashion was (...)

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August 7, 2021

Levi Strauss sustainability chief leaves Better Cotton Initiative board

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