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Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region Warns Corporations Not to Trade their Human Rights Principles for Market Access

Country: China
Issues: Forced Labor

WORLDWIDE — As global fashion brands face commercial retaliation in China over their statements against the use of forced Uyghur labour, the advocates leading the campaign against forced labour in the Uyghur Region are calling on companies not to trade their human rights principles to hang onto commercial advantage.

Updates: Nike, Badger, johnnie-O Act on Uyghur Forced Labor

Country: China
Issues: Forced Labor

To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova and Ben Hensler Date: January 28, 2021 Re: Updates: Nike, Badger, johnnie-O Act on Uyghur Forced Labor This update is to inform you of recent positive actions taken by university licensees to address exposure to firms implicated in forced labor in the Uyghur Region in their…

The year behind us and the year ahead

Country:
Issues: Covid-19, Forced Labor

Dear University Colleagues, First, I want to express my heartfelt appreciation for the robust support the WRC has continued to receive from the university community. Despite the challenges educational institutions have faced during the pandemic, universities and colleges across the US and Canada have maintained their WRC affiliation and continued to sustain our labor rights work….