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Better Cotton accused of "blindness" to forced labour
2020-10-29 12:46:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
An expert task force set up to review�the�Better Cotton Initiative's�Better Cotton Standard System (BCSS) has found�that decent work�receives less attention than environmental issues such as water and soil health - and that there is "organisational blindness" to forced labour.
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UK forced labour probe reaches out to apparel retailers
2020-10-20 14:22:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Major apparel companies including H&M, Marks & Spencer, Adidas, Nike and Gap have been contacted by UK politicians to give evidence at an inquiry exploring�the forced labour of Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region of China.
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US names China as forced labour "hotspot"
2020-10-07 13:45:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
China has been earmarked by the US as a global hotspot for goods made using forced labour.
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US bans Malaysian palm oil producer over forced labour
2020-10-01 07:54:23| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Malaysia's FGV Holdings says it has taken "concrete steps" to improve its labour standards.
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Cardinal Becciu: Vatican official forced out in rare resignation
2020-09-25 11:39:53| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Cardinal Becciu has left his post and given up his rights as cardinal, the Holy See has confirmed.
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