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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December 15, 2020

Over 570,000 Uighurs involved in China cotton coerced labour: report

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July 24, 2020

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

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September 13, 2020

Global Markets: Cotton – How Big a Role Did China Play in 2019/20?

In the 2019/20 marketing year, China accounted for just over 22 percent of total world cotton production, of which 86 percent of that was produced (...)

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March 27, 2021

China branch of cotton trade body finds no forced labour in Xinjiang

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The China branch of the cotton trade body Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) said on Friday it had not found signs of forced (...)

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April 14, 2021

Cotton watchdog removes statement on Xinjiang forced labor from its website

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May 20, 2021

Uniqlo shirts blocked at U.S. border in January on China forced labour concern

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January 16, 2021

U.S. retailers told to target forced labor in China after cotton import crackdown

By Kieran Guilbert(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A crackdown by the United States on cotton imports from China’s Xinjiang region is a “big red flag” that (...)

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December 23, 2019

China's cotton output slightly drops in 2019

BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's cotton output posted a slight decline this year, official data showed.Cotton output stood at 5.89 million tonnes, down 3.5 (...)

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March 30, 2021

China warns firms not to engage in politics over Xinjiang

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