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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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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.
Wedding firm forced by watchdog to increase refunds
2020-09-07 13:02:47| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Bijou Weddings will pay back more to couples whose weddings were cancelled under lockdown.
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New advice for companies to mitigate forced labour risks
2020-08-28 16:10:49| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Amid mounting concerns that some apparel and cotton products imported into the US from China may be made with forced labour, US Customs and Border Protection has issued a new factsheet to help companies mitigate potential risks in their supply chains.
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BTs forced redundancies an attack on key workers, says union
2020-08-07 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
A recent article by Andy Kerr, deputy general secretary of the CWU, published in the Tribune, slams BT’s plans for compulsory redundancies for some of the key workers that have helped keep the UK connected during the pandemic. “Put yourselves in our members’ shoes: they’ve worked every single day of the pandemic, their working environments have changed…read more on TotalTele.com »