24 Ιουλίου 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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16 Ιουλίου 2020

Brands and Retailers Can Now Join the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol to Aid Confident Sourcing

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17 Μαρτίου 2021

UK lawmakers call for blacklist of firms linked to Uighur abuses

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2 Ιουνίου 2021

Fashion brands failing to safeguard supply chain workers

The latest KnowTheChain benchmark found that on average, companies did not score even 50% in their efforts to address some of the worst forms of (...)

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16 Ιανουαρίου 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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24 Αυγούστου 2023

Asian garment makers call for more help from brands to adapt as Europe calls time on fast fashion

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3 Αυγούστου 2023

Despite climate pledges, fashion brands ‘way off track’ on cutting carbon from the catwalk

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30 Μαρτίου 2021

China warns firms not to engage in politics over Xinjiang

By Cate Cadell* Foreign firms face boycotts in China over Xinjiang cotton* Xinjiang officials reject accusations of human rights abuses* U.S. says boycotts are “state-led”* (...)

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23 Σεπτεμβρίου 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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8 Σεπτεμβρίου 2021

‘Forced labour’ complaint filed against German retailers over Chinese textiles

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