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USA bans all cotton products and tomatoes from Xinjiang over forced labour concerns
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
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UK: Foreign Secretary announces package of measures to help UK business avoid complicity in human rights violations against ethnic minorities in Xinjiang
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UK: Government takes tougher stance against UK business complicity in human rights violations against ethnic minorities in Xinjiang
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Apple supplier Lens Technology accused of using forced labour in China
New documents show Lens Technology, which makes iPhone glass and is owned by China’s richest woman, received Uighur Muslim laborers transferred from Xinjiang.
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Marks & Spencer is 1st global fashion brand to make public commitment on Uyghur forced labour by signing Call to Action
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Commentary: Five international firms refuse to conduct social audits in Xinjiang; time to recognise limitation of social audits everywhere, says NGO
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.
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USA: House of Representatives votes in favour of law aimed at preventing import of goods produced by ethnic minority forced labour in China’s Xinjiang region
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USA to block cotton and tomato product from Xinjiang over allegations of human rights abuses
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US: Customs agency moves to block imports from China’s Xinjiang region over concerns of ethnic minority forced labour
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Human rights groups call on U.S. for regional ban on imports from China made with Uyghur forced labor
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Ban US cotton imports from Xinjiang, say human rights campaigners
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China: Better Cotton Initiative suspends activities in Xinjiang due to concerns over labour abuses
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Major brands implicated in report on forced labour beyond Xinjiang