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《新疆棉｜Hugo Boss删撑新疆棉声明 官网表态不容忍强迫劳动》2021年3月27日
多家国际品牌卷入新疆棉争议，德国品牌Hugo Boss周四（25日）在微博表态支持新疆棉花，但今天（27日）删除帖文，并贴出官网英文声明连结。连结内的供应链准则称，不容忍强迫劳动，基于对新疆的公开报道，目前没有直接采购当地原料。[...]
Hugo Boss先前在微博上表示，继续采购和支持新疆棉花，尊重一个中国原则，立即得到中国官方的称赞，网民也纷纷力挺。随后“环球网”发文指出，其官网上有针对新疆人权的相关声明，形容是“两副面孔”，支持疆棉的表态只是“微博特供”。
Volkswagen's audit of its Xinjiang factory, intended to address allegations about forced labour, has faced criticism for allegedly failing to meet international standards.
U.S. added three Chinese companies in the seafood, aluminum, and footwear industries to its entity list, banning exports due to alleged forced labor of Uyghurs and other persecuted groups, bringing the total to 68.
US official tells Congress that Chinese government restrictions make due diligence on forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang supply chains "impossible," leaving companies no choice but to stop operating there to comply with US law.
The Canada Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) closed a complaint alleging Canadian mining company GobiMin Inc.'s links to Uyghur forced labor in China after GobiMin engaged in dispute resolution, provided information on its Xinjiang project, and committed to a responsible exit policy.
Taiwan's cabinet is proposing to amend its anti-human trafficking law to prohibit the import and export of goods made with forced labor, following the model of the US Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, pending a research report and potential implementation challenges.
Bipartisan congressional leaders have called on the Biden administration to intensify efforts against imports linked to Chinese forced labor, highlighting a loophole exploited by e-commerce firms like Shein and Temu, and advocating for stricter scrutiny on goods like gold, seafood, and critical minerals.
Laboratory testing conducted for Bloomberg News on two occasions this year found that garments shipped to the US by Shein were made with cotton from China’s Xinjiang region.
Roth Capital says 3 gigawatts of modules have been held; Disruption in trade may slow renewables expansion in America
Companies say they fear the law that came into effect Tuesday aiming to prevent shipping of goods using forced labour is difficult and costly to comply with
Retailers highlighting issue of forced labor face backlash from Chinese consumers
Kagome first major Japanese corporation to cut ties over Uyghur issue
Investors are putting pressure on Western companies over alleged human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, requesting more information about supply chains and urging companies to act to prevent abuse.
China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) says in a statement that some foreign brands are suspected of violating human rights in China’s Xinjiang by excluding Xinjiang cotton and its products from their supply chains in the name of so-called supply chain compliance.
This report examines the extent to which the forced labour of Uyghurs and other ethnic minority groups in the Xinjiang is contributing to UK value chains. It also makes a series of recommendations to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for ensuring that UK businesses do not profit from human rights abuses.
Apple, Inditex, Nike and PVH provided responses to the Coalition’s disclosure request. Adidas, Amazon, Campbell Soup, Coca-Cola, Gap, Heinz, Kohl’s, L Brands, Nordstrom, Ross, Target, TJX and Walmart have not provided responses to the Coalition’s disclosure request.
The report said that the cotton textile industry in the region has made remarkable progress in creating jobs, increasing farmers' income and improving people's living standard.
Swedish public procurer SKL Kommentus Inköpscentral, the Swedish Regions and the Church of Sweden have produced a joint letter requiring their suppliers to take certain actions following concerns over the Uyghur forced labour.
The State Department declared that the Chinese government is committing genocide and crimes against humanity through its wide-scale repression of Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities in its northwestern region of Xinjiang, including in its use of internment camps and forced sterilization.
The withhold-release order will apply to products including apparel, textiles, tomato seeds, canned tomatoes and tomato sauce, and will apply at all US ports of entry
A new report shows some of the world’s biggest solar companies work with the Chinese government to absorb workers from Xinjiang, programs that are often seen as a red flag for forced labor.
New documents show Lens Technology, which makes iPhone glass and is owned by China’s richest woman, received Uighur Muslim laborers transferred from Xinjiang.
Following mounting evidence on human rights abuses of Uyghur workers and other ethnic minorities from a range of credible sources and concerns from civil society organizations, the FLA banned its members from sourcing from Xinjiang, China, a first in its 20 year history.
An internal report claims the face-scanning system could trigger a ‘Uighur alarm,’ sparking concerns that the software could help fuel China’s crackdown on the mostly Muslim minority group.
Business groups and major companies like Apple have been pressing Congress to alter legislation cracking down on imports of goods made with forced labor from persecuted Muslim minorities in China.
The solar industry's growing dependence on China's autonomous Xinjiang region for a critical raw material poses mounting risks to a wide range of companies as the U.S. government moves to confront Beijing over alleged human rights abuses there.
The recent refusal by five international auditing firms to inspect for labor abuses in Xinjiang is a moment for the auditing and certifications industry to rethink its approach to “social audits” everywhere.
Human Rights Now announced its report, which raises the possibility of Japanese companies’ indirect involvement in forced labour of Uyghurs through their supply chains and urges them to take immediate action
This report gives evidence of the gaps in the current European Union (EU) export regulation framework for digital surveillance technologies and provides the EU institutions and its member states with actionable recommendations to improve the protections of human rights in the upcoming Recast Dual Use Regulation. Amnesty International investigated the exports of digital surveillance technologies from Europe to China, a country that (mis)uses its criminal law system to restrict human rights.
Volkswagen's audit of its Xinjiang factory, intended to address allegations about forced labour, has faced criticism for allegedly failing to meet international standards.
U.S. added three Chinese companies in the seafood, aluminum, and footwear industries to its entity list, banning exports due to alleged forced labor of Uyghurs and other persecuted groups, bringing the total to 68.
US official tells Congress that Chinese government restrictions make due diligence on forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang supply chains "impossible," leaving companies no choice but to stop operating there to comply with US law.
The Canada Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) closed a complaint alleging Canadian mining company GobiMin Inc.'s links to Uyghur forced labor in China after GobiMin engaged in dispute resolution, provided information on its Xinjiang project, and committed to a responsible exit policy.
Taiwan's cabinet is proposing to amend its anti-human trafficking law to prohibit the import and export of goods made with forced labor, following the model of the US Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, pending a research report and potential implementation challenges.
Bipartisan congressional leaders have called on the Biden administration to intensify efforts against imports linked to Chinese forced labor, highlighting a loophole exploited by e-commerce firms like Shein and Temu, and advocating for stricter scrutiny on goods like gold, seafood, and critical minerals.
Laboratory testing conducted for Bloomberg News on two occasions this year found that garments shipped to the US by Shein were made with cotton from China’s Xinjiang region.
Roth Capital says 3 gigawatts of modules have been held; Disruption in trade may slow renewables expansion in America
Companies say they fear the law that came into effect Tuesday aiming to prevent shipping of goods using forced labour is difficult and costly to comply with
Retailers highlighting issue of forced labor face backlash from Chinese consumers
Kagome first major Japanese corporation to cut ties over Uyghur issue
Investors are putting pressure on Western companies over alleged human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, requesting more information about supply chains and urging companies to act to prevent abuse.
China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) says in a statement that some foreign brands are suspected of violating human rights in China’s Xinjiang by excluding Xinjiang cotton and its products from their supply chains in the name of so-called supply chain compliance.
This report examines the extent to which the forced labour of Uyghurs and other ethnic minority groups in the Xinjiang is contributing to UK value chains. It also makes a series of recommendations to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for ensuring that UK businesses do not profit from human rights abuses.
Apple, Inditex, Nike and PVH provided responses to the Coalition’s disclosure request. Adidas, Amazon, Campbell Soup, Coca-Cola, Gap, Heinz, Kohl’s, L Brands, Nordstrom, Ross, Target, TJX and Walmart have not provided responses to the Coalition’s disclosure request.
The report said that the cotton textile industry in the region has made remarkable progress in creating jobs, increasing farmers' income and improving people's living standard.
Swedish public procurer SKL Kommentus Inköpscentral, the Swedish Regions and the Church of Sweden have produced a joint letter requiring their suppliers to take certain actions following concerns over the Uyghur forced labour.
The State Department declared that the Chinese government is committing genocide and crimes against humanity through its wide-scale repression of Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities in its northwestern region of Xinjiang, including in its use of internment camps and forced sterilization.
The withhold-release order will apply to products including apparel, textiles, tomato seeds, canned tomatoes and tomato sauce, and will apply at all US ports of entry
A new report shows some of the world’s biggest solar companies work with the Chinese government to absorb workers from Xinjiang, programs that are often seen as a red flag for forced labor.
New documents show Lens Technology, which makes iPhone glass and is owned by China’s richest woman, received Uighur Muslim laborers transferred from Xinjiang.
Following mounting evidence on human rights abuses of Uyghur workers and other ethnic minorities from a range of credible sources and concerns from civil society organizations, the FLA banned its members from sourcing from Xinjiang, China, a first in its 20 year history.
An internal report claims the face-scanning system could trigger a ‘Uighur alarm,’ sparking concerns that the software could help fuel China’s crackdown on the mostly Muslim minority group.
Business groups and major companies like Apple have been pressing Congress to alter legislation cracking down on imports of goods made with forced labor from persecuted Muslim minorities in China.
The solar industry's growing dependence on China's autonomous Xinjiang region for a critical raw material poses mounting risks to a wide range of companies as the U.S. government moves to confront Beijing over alleged human rights abuses there.
The recent refusal by five international auditing firms to inspect for labor abuses in Xinjiang is a moment for the auditing and certifications industry to rethink its approach to “social audits” everywhere.
This report gives evidence of the gaps in the current European Union (EU) export regulation framework for digital surveillance technologies and provides the EU institutions and its member states with actionable recommendations to improve the protections of human rights in the upcoming Recast Dual Use Regulation. Amnesty International investigated the exports of digital surveillance technologies from Europe to China, a country that (mis)uses its criminal law system to restrict human rights.
Bipartisan congressional leaders have called on the Biden administration to intensify efforts against imports linked to Chinese forced labor, highlighting a loophole exploited by e-commerce firms like Shein and Temu, and advocating for stricter scrutiny on goods like gold, seafood, and critical minerals.
Retailers highlighting issue of forced labor face backlash from Chinese consumers
Kagome first major Japanese corporation to cut ties over Uyghur issue
Investors are putting pressure on Western companies over alleged human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, requesting more information about supply chains and urging companies to act to prevent abuse.
China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) says in a statement that some foreign brands are suspected of violating human rights in China’s Xinjiang by excluding Xinjiang cotton and its products from their supply chains in the name of so-called supply chain compliance.