Shein is facing further obstacles when it comes to pursuing its reported 50 billion pound IPO in the UK. NGO Stop Uyghur Genocide (SUG) is said to be considering legal options to increase pressure on the region’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) if a flotation is approved. SUG has issued a 14-day deadline to the FCA to respond to its pre-action...
4 Feb 2025
Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein has introduced new rules for sourcing cotton in products destined for the US market, Reuters reports. The company announced that cotton will now only be sourced from approved regions, such as the US, India, Brazil and Australia. Pressure is mounting for Shein to be more transparent about its supply chain,...
27 Jan 2025
Findings of a preliminary investigation into PVH have alleged that the US fashion giant engaged in improper practices within China’s Xinjiang region, the country’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has said. The Tommy Hilfiger parent company is among a number of firms from the US that are claimed to have engaged in “inappropriate conduct” in the...
17 Jan 2025
Fast Retailing’s chief executive, Tadashi Yanai, has claimed that the company’s core brand, Uniqlo, does not use cotton sourced from China’s Xinjiang region in its products. Yanai addressed the concern to the BBC, to which he confirmed that the company was not utilising cotton from this district, before stating: “It gets too political if I say...
29 Nov 2024
Dozens more Chinese companies have been added to the US’ growing blacklist for allegedly using forced-labour. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has identified a further 29 businesses that it said were using forced Uyghur labour in China’s Xinjiang province to produce goods. As such, these firms are now banned from importing into the US....
25 Nov 2024
An increasing number of fashion companies are being investigated for possible links to Uyghur forced labour. A new report by British university, Sheffield Hallam University, and partnered Uyghur advocacy groups has linked 39 fashion brands to forced labour from the Xinjiang region. Here, it is understood that a Muslim minority, the Uyghurs, have...
14 Dec 2023
In what has become a continued crackdown on potential malpractices within the supply chains of various fashion companies, a Canadian watchdog is set to launch yet another investigation into claims of forced labour, this time at Zara Canada. The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) is already currently carrying out a number of...
10 Nov 2023
The United States has expanded import restrictions, targeting three additional Chinese companies implicated in using forced labour, particularly involving Uyghur minorities, in an effort to eliminate such goods from the U.S. supply chain. Xinjiang Tianmian Foundation Textile Co Ltd, Xinjiang Tianshan Wool Textile Co. Ltd, and Xinjiang Zhongtai...
29 Sept 2023
A number of fashion and apparel companies are facing investigations by a Canadian watchdog in regards to complaints alleging there was evidence of forced labour in their production. The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) published its initial reports for each of the companies in question, responding to a series of complaints...
25 Aug 2023
The UK’s High Court has ruled against human rights campaigners that brought forward a case claiming British crime and customs authorities had failed to stop the importation of cotton from China’s Xinjiang region, which has been at the centre of allegations of forced labour. In the filing, the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) and World Uyghur...
23 Jan 2023
Authorities in the UK are set to appear in court at the end of October after they were sued for their failure to block products made with forced labour from China’s Xinjiang region. Human rights watchdogs Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) and Germany’s World Uyghur Congress (WUC) said in a joint statement that the suit brought against the...
20 Oct 2022
Nike shareholders have been asked to reject a proposal that would stop the sportswear brand from sourcing its goods and raw materials from China. The proposal was put forward by the label’s activist shareholders Domini Impact Investments and Vancity Investment Management and comes amid accumulating allegations of forced labour and human rights...
12 Sept 2022