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Audit majors refuse to help firms with Xinjiang supply chain links?
2020-09-24 14:38:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Five supply chain auditing giants have said they will not help companies vet their supply chains in China's Xinjiang regions due to the complexity of determining whether they are involved in forced labour of Uyghur Muslims.
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US lawmakers vote for action against Xinjiang forced labour
2020-09-23 13:41:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The US House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to take comprehensive action against the import of apparel and other goods from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region - a move US apparel industry executives have previously warned would cause massive upheaval and supply chain disruption.
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Xinjiang cotton ban would "wreak havoc" on supply chains
2020-09-18 15:36:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A total US import ban on cotton products from China's Xinjiang region over forced labour concerns would "wreak unending havoc" on global supply chains, US lawmakers have been told.
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H&M quits Xinjiang yarn mill amid forced labour allegations
2020-09-16 19:24:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Swedish clothing retailer H&M Group is cutting ties with a yarn mill Xinjiang with which it had an "indirect relationship" after it was alleged to be engaged in forced labour.
New US detention orders on Xinjiang cotton and clothing
2020-09-15 13:36:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Five new Withhold Release Orders (WRO) have been issued on products imported into the United States from China - including apparel items and cotton linked to the Xinjiang region where there are concerns over the use of forced labour.
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