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Two Years After UFLPA Rollout, DHS Official Reflects on Enforcement Efforts
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said the "opaqueness" of the global supply chain remains a…
Global Cotton Production Puts Worker Health and Wellbeing at Risk, Study Finds
New research from supply chain nonprofit Solidaridad shows workers in the cotton supply chain are at greater…
Uyghur Rights Advocates Win Appeal, Forcing UK Crime Watchdog to Investigate China Cotton Imports
The U.K. National Crime Agency is being compelled to revisit its decision not to open an investigation into…
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The forced labor prevention solution uses AI to create a chain of custody, collect primary data and screen…
ILO, Turkmenistan Adopt Roadmap to Eradicate Forced Labor in Cotton Fields
It's a strong framework, labor advocates said, but there are a couple of missing elements.
Will Worker Factory Conditions Foil Shein’s UK IPO?
U.S. politicians want more disclosures from Shein ahead of a potential IPO, and now their U.K. counterparts…
SNL’s ‘Xiemu’ Ad Highlights the Appeal, and Ills, of Fast Fashion
Saturday Night Live took on the ethics of fast fashion in a spoofed ad for "Xiemu."
Homeland Security Adds 26 Chinese Cotton Manufacturers to UFLPA Entity List
Starting Friday, imports from the named firms will be banned from entering the U.S. market under suspicion of…
UK Mandatory Due Diligence Bill Clears Key Hurdle
But the House of Lords remains divided on whether the bill would prove too burdensome to British companies.
‘Significant’ Volume of Xinjiang Cotton Mislabeled as US or Brazilian
Isotopic analysis of hundreds of cotton products sold by U.S. and global retailers also found a 19 percent…
Can Legislation Fix Forced Labor and Civic Repression in Central Asian Cotton?
Cotton in Turkmenistan remains riddled with forced labor, even as independent monitoring in Uzbekistan comes…
Companies Sourcing From China Face ‘Severe UFLPA Compliance Dilemma’
With the coerced mobilization of Uyghurs a growing problem, the risk of forced labor extends beyond Xinjiang…
Are Exiting Brands Making Myanmar’s Labor Conditions Worse?
Violations at the civil war-gripped nation's garment factories have tripled in the past year, labor activists…
Canadian Ombudsperson Closes Hugo Boss Uyghur Forced Labor Probe
The CORE dropped its review of the luxury purveyor's Canadian arm following the resolution and withdrawal of…
European Parliament Gives Final OK to CSDDD, Forced Labor Regulation
Both will need to be rubber-stamped by the European Council and transposed into national laws before they…