Human rights campaigners are calling on US authorities to ban all imports of cotton from the Chinese province of Xinjiang after allegations of widespread forced labour. Two identical petitions, delivered today …
Addressing Forced Labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
“The forced labor of ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), as part of a broader pattern of severe human rights abuses, is a significant and …
Coalition Brings Pressure to End Forced Uighur Labor
On Thursday, more than 190 organizations spanning 36 countries issued a call to action, seeking formal commitments from clothing brands to cut all ties with suppliers implicated in Uighur forced …
US Department of State, Treasury,Commerce and Homeland Security: Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory
The U.S. Department of State, along with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a business advisory to …
Manglona grants default judgment vs IPI
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona granted today, Friday, a default judgment against Imperial Pacific International (CNMI) LLC in connection with a lawsuit filed by …
CBP Issues Detention Order on Hair Products Manufactured with Forced Labor in China
Effective May 1, at all U.S. ports of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will detain imported merchandise made wholly or in part with hair products manufactured by Hetian Haolin …
UK: Lawyers & Uyghur human rights group request suspension of unlawful importation of forced labour goods from China
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) submitted extensive evidence to the UK’s customs authorities and requested the suspension of cotton goods produced with forced …
UK government urged to ban import of Chinese cotton ‘made using Uighur Muslim forced labour’
“The UK government has been urged to ban the import of cotton sourced from the Chinese province of Xinjiang, a region where Uighur Muslims are being put to work in factories in …
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Sanctions on China’s top cotton supplier weave a tangled web for fashion brands
In the vast steppes of China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, a paramilitary organization produces more than 7 percent of the world’s cotton, which factories around the globe spin into T-shirts, denim …