Forced labour
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‘Substantial volume’ of clothing tied to Uyghur forced labour entering EU, says study
Calls for legislation after dozens of brands identified as being at risk of sourcing materials linked to China…
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What do we know about forced labour in Xinjiang?
Beijing says labour transfers are poverty alleviation tool, but research raises concerns schemes are not volun…
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Cotton100% review – how forced labour paid the price of Uzbekistan’s ‘white gold’
Two brave women stand up for human rights as hordes of Uzbeks are dragged from their workplaces to pick state …
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Thai police accused of ‘sham’ inquiry into alleged forced labour at former Tesco supplier
Exclusive: Burmese workers say officials took one day to conclude no laws were broken at VK Garment factoryTha…
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Workers in Thailand who made F&F jeans for Tesco ‘trapped in effective forced labour’
Exclusive: Supermarket faces landmark lawsuit in the UK from 130 former workers alleging negligenceWorkers tel…
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Failure to investigate UK imports linked to forced Uyghur labour unlawful, court told
World Uyghur Forum brings high court challenge against government agencies over Xinjiang cotton importsUK gove…
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US ban on cotton from forced Uyghur labour comes into force
Fashion industry told to avoid cotton from Xinjiang, which accounts for 84% of China’s exports of the productT…
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Xinjiang cotton found in Adidas, Puma and Hugo Boss tops, researchers say
Traces in shirts and T-shirts appear to contradict German firms’ promises to revise supply chainsResearchers s…
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UK considering ban on NHS procurement of Chinese goods made in Xinjiang
Tory MPs want ministers to follow health bill amendment banning goods from regions with ‘risk of genocide’Mini…
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Tesco and Next among brands linked to labour abuses in India spinning mills
Supermarket says it will investigate report on forced labour in Tamil Nadu garment chain and ensure improvemen…
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Large Covid outbreak in China linked to Xinjiang forced labour
More than 180 cases traced to garment factory where Uighurs must take up work placementsCoronavirus – latest u…
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‘It’s a place where they try to destroy you’: why concentration camps are still with us
Mass internment camps did not begin or end with the Nazis – today they are everywhere from China to Europe to …