October 22, 2020

Better Cotton Initiative Stops Xinjiang Field Activity

Evan Clark Fashion is moving further away from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.The sustainability-minded Better Cotton Initiative said it is ceasing all its field-level activities in the (...)

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December 17, 2020

UK says credible evidence of forced labour in China's Xinjiang region

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August 7, 2021

Levi Strauss sustainability chief leaves Better Cotton Initiative board

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July 22, 2020

Xinjiang cotton and selfie cameras: U.S. blacklists Chinese companies that use forced Uyghur labor

The U.S. blacklisted 11 Chinese companies yesterday, some for well-documented coerced labor, and others for their involvement in invasive biometric tracking of Uyghurs. The companies had supplied American brands such as Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Nike, and Apple.

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March 31, 2021

Investors press companies on human rights in Xinjiang

By Ross Kerber, Victoria WalderseeBOSTON/LISBON (Reuters) - A group of religious and socially conscious investors and other funds are ramping up pressure on Western companies (...)

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September 17, 2020

H&M cuts ties with Chinese supplier

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June 4, 2021

C&A Exasperated With BCI’s Xinjiang Equivocation. Who’s Next?

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November 6, 2020

UK to big brands: do more to avoid forced labour in China's Xinjiang

By Kieran GuilbertLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - British lawmakers on Thursday urged big brands - from Gap to Zara - to ensure high-street fashion was (...)

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March 7, 2020

Uzbekistan scraps cotton state-order system

Decree hailed as a "historic development."

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November 11, 2019

Uzbekistan looks to soften image of notorious cotton sector

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