September 9, 2021

Bangladesh: Prospects brighten for cotton import from Uzbekistan

Refayet Ullah MirdhaThe prospects to resume buying cotton from Uzbekistan have improved for Bangladesh after the United States lifted the ban on sourcing the key (...)

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March 17, 2021

UK lawmakers call for blacklist of firms linked to Uighur abuses

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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

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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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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April 16, 2020

Uzbekistan asks rights groups to lift cotton boycott

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September 9, 2020

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

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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

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian Last year, an international cotton watchdog organization announced it was ceasing all operations in Xinjiang amid reports of widespread forced labor. That statement has (...)

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March 30, 2021

China warns firms not to engage in politics over Xinjiang

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