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Fashion Needs to ‘Get Ahead of the Curve’ With Transparency. Will This Site Help?

A first-of-its-kind platform seeks to help fashion brands and retailers navigate increasing regulatory…

Indian Supplier to Walmart, Carter’s Accused of ‘Slave Labor’

Kitex Garments has been accused of treating its employees as "bonded laborers" in the aftermath of a violent…

5 Things to Know for Smarter Sourcing in 2022

Sourcing apparel and textiles gets more complicated with new laws and restrictions coming down the pike.

Is Another Forced-Labor Law on the Horizon?

U.S. lawmakers are pressing for legislation that would take a more sweeping approach to tackling forced labor…

Apparel Importers Worried About 5 Big Issues

There's no shortage of challenges facing apparel and textile importers this year.

Why Fashion’s Failing the Forced-Labor ‘Litmus Test’

Luxury mainstays such as Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Prada performed "particularly poorly" in a forced-labor…

CBP Hits Another Malaysian Glove Maker With WRO for Alleged Forced Labor

CBP issued the WRO against YTY Group based on information that reasonably indicates the use of forced labor…

UK and EU Lawmakers Urge Proactive Stance Against Uyghur Abuse

Lawmakers in the UK and EU are urging their governments to create "blacklists" blocking investments in…

Olympics Organizers Insists Staff Uniforms Are Forced Labor-Free

China "is banking on our cowardice and our avarice to perpetrate a genocide in plain sight," France's Olivier…

US Lawmakers Demand Forced-Labor ‘Assurances’ on Olympics Uniforms

One senator wrote of the "worrisome possibility" that official attendees at the Games could wear clothing…

Expert Warns of ‘Sizable’ Fallout from Uyghur Bill

The new law will require businesses to turbocharge their due-diligence processes or flee to other…

Olympics Committee Blasted for Uniforms Made by Xinjiang-Sourcing Anta

"The Beijing Winter Olympics will be historic for all the wrong reasons," one critic said.

Customs Targeted $500 Million in Suspected Forced Labor Imports in 2021

In 2021, CBP issued seven Withhold Release Orders and two Findings to protect U.S. consumers and businesses…

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is Law. Now What?

President Joe Biden has signed into law legislation that bans imports from China's northwestern Xinjiang…

Myanmar’s ‘Deteroriating’ Labor-Rights Crisis Grows More Dire

Working conditions in Myanmar are "getting worse day by day" and forced labor is rampant, a leading union…