Xinjiang
CBP’s ‘Aggressive’ WRO Stance Forces ‘Long Pathway’ to Compliance
At Sourcing at Magic, WRAP's Mark Jaeger said Western governments have taken "fairly dramatic action" to curb…
Target, Walmart Linked to Xinjiang Cotton as China Lashes Out With ‘Nutty Propaganda’
'Forced labor' cotton from Xinjiang is still infiltrating the supply chains of American retailers, a new…
Levi’s Vacates Better Cotton Initiative Board Seat. Is Xinjiang to Blame?
Levi Strauss's sustainability czar has exited the board of the Better Cotton Initiative, cutting short a term…
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Nike-Linked Supplier Gets Good News in Imports Blacklist Battle
A Hong Kong garment supplier just inched one step closer to officially getting off the American government's…
Why Supply Chain Transparency Means the End of Greenwashing
Greater visibility into the genesis of goods throughout the supply chain has made it easier to prove the…
Beijing Olympics Can be ‘Postponed for Genocide:’ US Lawmakers Turn Up the Heat
"If the Olympic Games can be postponed for a year for a pandemic, they can be postponed a year for a…
Are Suppliers Swerving Uyghur Workers?
Chinese factories that make goods sold in the United States by Nike and other brands are eschewing workers…
US Trade Policy Taking Slow Road With Clear China Focus
The forced labor issues surrounding China's Xingjiang Autonomous Region (XUAR) and cotton cultivation have…
Senate Passes Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. What Comes Next?
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation Wednesday to ban the import of all goods from China's…
Why Adidas, Lulu Earned Strong Marks for Mitigating Worker Abuse
As mandatory due-diligence laws gain momentum, a company's ignorance of the labor abuses within its…
Western Powers Rebuke Beijing Over Xinjiang ‘Abuses’ by Urging Olympics Boycott
What's more, a Chinese textile factory has sued prominent Xinjiang researcher Adrian Zenz for the collapse of…
Esquel Sues US Over Trump-Era Forced-Labor Blacklist
Government officials and agencies "acted beyond their authority" when subjecting the Hong Kong producer to…
‘Crimes Against Humanity’: Uniqlo, Zara Probed Over Xinjiang Forced Labor
Several brands are being scrutinized by French prosecutors over allegations they are profiting from "crimes…
Xinjiang Backlash Likely Culprit in H&M’s China Sales Slump
Although global sales jumped 75 percent to $5.4 billion, consumer boycotts are the likely culprit behind a 23…
Is China’s Homegrown Better Cotton Workaround ‘Dead on Arrival’?
If China is using its new program as a "protectionist alternative for BCI, then [it] will not fly in Western…