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Global Coalition Calls on Companies Not to Dump Forced Labour-Made Goods in Non-US Markets
Country: China
Issues: Forced Labor
Today, as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) comes into effect in the United States, the Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region urged US importers not to dump goods linked to the Uyghur Region into other markets and to not re-export tainted goods. Hundreds of companies have been publicly identified as having links to Uyghur forced labour….
Toxic Tiles: How Vinyl Flooring Made With Uyghur Forced Labor Ends Up at Big Box Stores
Country: China
Issues: Forced Labor
‘Escalation of Secrecy’: Global Brands Seek Clarity on Xinjiang
Country: China
Issues: Forced Labor
Natchi Apparel
Country: India
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Forced Labor, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination
Labor organizations have signed binding agreements with Natchi owner Eastman Apparel and with H&M to combat gender-based violence and harassment at this factory. These agreements were reached after the WRC found numerous practices at the Natchi factory that violated Indian law, international labor standards, and/or vendor codes of conduct, regarding gender-based violence and harassment, other…
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
Country: China
Issues: Forced Labor
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova Date: March 23, 2022 Re: Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act I write to update you on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (the UFLPA), signed into law by President Biden in December, and its impact on the collegiate apparel market. As you know, this law was…
China’s dismal human rights record casts a shadow over the Winter Olympics
Country: China
Issues: Forced Labor
The quest to find a sustainable prayer rug
Country: China, Global
Issues: Forced Labor, Health & Safety Violations, Living Wage, Wage and hour violations
US bans imports from China’s Xinjiang to raise stakes in forced labour crackdown
Country: China
Issues: Forced Labor
Coalition Calls Passage of Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act a Defeat for Corporations Complicit in Forced Labor and a Huge Victory for Uyghur Human Rights
Country: China
Issues: Forced Labor
On the passage of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, the Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region released the following statement: We applaud the House and Senate for passing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, despite opposition from many of the nation’s most powerful corporations. By sharply constraining corporate complicity in forced labor, and…
The House Just Passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Bill. This Needs to Happen Before It’s Law.
Country: China
Issues: Forced Labor