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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March 17, 2021

UK lawmakers call for blacklist of firms linked to Uighur abuses

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September 13, 2020

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

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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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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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March 30, 2021

China warns firms not to engage in politics over Xinjiang

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September 23, 2021

Japanese apparel firms in dilemma over Xinjiang cotton

Major Japanese apparel makers and other companies are in a dilemma over Xinjiang cotton, considered one of the best cottons in the world.In addition to (...)

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May 20, 2021

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

Fast Retailing Co Ltd's (9983.T) Uniqlo brand shirts were blocked at the United States border in January on concerns they violated a ban on cotton products (...)

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December 19, 2020

Progress on cotton planting, harvesting in China’s Xinjiang

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