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M&S signs Call to Action to drive change in Xinjiang
2021-01-06 13:22:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Marks & Spencer is among the first brands to formally sign the Call to Action on human rights abuses - "Brand Commitment to Exit the Uyghur Region" - as it looks to drive meaningful change at scale in the Xinjiang region.
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Fair Labor Association bans Xinjiang sourcing
2021-01-04 11:05:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Fair Labor Association (FLA) affiliates have now been banned from sourcing from and producing in China's Xinjiang region, a first for the organisation, as concerns grow over human rights and labour violations.
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UK firms with Xinjiang links warned forced labour evidence is "credible"
2020-12-17 13:32:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
UK politicians have urged businesses that have parts of their supply chain in China's Xinjiang region to conduct the appropriate due diligence to satisfy themselves that their activities do not support, or risk being seen to support, any human rights violations or abuses, as the government was told evidence of forced labour within the region and other parts of China is "credible".
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ETI supports call to action on Xinjiang human rights abuses
2020-12-03 13:01:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The Ethical Trade Initiative has announced its support for a call to action on human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Uyghur Region) in the apparel and textiles sector.
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Time's up for US firms to cut ties to major Xinjiang cotton producer
2020-12-02 11:51:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The deadline has passed for US firms to comply with human rights sanctions and break supply chain ties to the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) and its subsidiaries or risk being blacklisted and fined.