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Concerns remain with Mexico labour law reforms
2020-12-23 11:17:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Mexico has made significant progress in the implementation of its labour law reforms required under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), but serious challenges remain, according to a new report.
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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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Uyghur forced labour in cotton more widespread than believed
2020-12-15 13:49:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
US Customs & Border Protection is being urged to issue a region-wide ban on cotton imports from East Turkistan after a report revealed upward of half a million people in Uyghur regions were forced to pick cotton through the government's coercive labour training and transfer scheme.
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Covid crisis upticks child labour risk in India and Nepal
2020-12-01 14:56:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Informal workers in India and Nepal's apparel supply chains have suffered extreme hardship as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report, which calls for new standards to ensure rights for the most marginalised and promote improved sustainability.
Coronavirus: Suspend peak rail fares over Christmas, says Labour
2020-11-29 04:49:47| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A surge in travel is expected when restrictions across the UK are eased between 23 and 27 December.
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