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Article

15 Jan 2008

Author:
Environmental Justice Foundation

Tesco to ban Uzbek cotton in response to child labour abuses

The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) applaud Tesco’s breakthrough decision following ongoing discussions with the campaigning group to place a ban on all cotton sourced from Uzbekistan for its clothing range, homeware and corporate purchases...Alongside a ban on raw cotton from Uzbekistan, Tesco...has also announced its intention to implement a system to monitor its supply chain, thereby introducing far greater transparency and traceability in the clothing and textiles process.