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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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