ASOS's response to the Foreign Affairs Committee's request for further detail on ASOS's approach to sourcing from the XUAR
ASOS's response to the Foreign Affairs Committee's request for further detail on ASOS's approach to sourcing from the XUAR.
Amazon questioned over contract with company that offered ‘real-time Uighur warnings
Amazon.com Inc. faces questions from senators over a reported contract with Dahua, a Chinese security camera company that indicated it has the ability to alert police when its facial recognition software identifies members of the Uighur ethnic group.
Coscto Dodges Allegations That Its Supply Chain Main Utilize Slave Labor
Costco leaders sidestepped suggestions yesterday that the company’s Chinese supply chain may involve Uyghur Muslim slave labor. Craig Jelinek, CEO of the big box wholesaler, instead offered no explicit denial of the forced labor accusation, while claiming the company has internal methods to handle the issue.
Marks & Spencer calls halt to forced labour in Xinjiang
Marks & Spencer is one of the first major brands to join the movement that is calling to end forced labour in the cotton and garment industry in the region of Xinjiang, China.
Huawei patent mentions use of Uighur-spotting tech
A Huawei patent has been brought to light for a system that identifies people who appear to be of Uighur origin among images of pedestrians. The filing is one of several of its kind involving leading Chinese technology companies, discovered by a US research company and shared with BBC News. Huawei had previously said none of its technologies was designed to identify ethnic groups.
Nintendo Investigated Report Of Forced Uighur Labor
During Nintendo’s most recent shareholder meeting, the company’s president Shuntaro Furukawa was asked about ASPI's report. “We as a company are aware of the news report that Uighurs might have been forced into labor at factories in our supply chain,” he replied. “However, as for the factory identified in the report, as far as we investigated, we could not confirm records of it being one of our business partners.”
Britain's M&S backs call to stop forced labour in China's Xinjiang
British retailer Marks & Spencer on Wednesday became one of the first major brands to back a drive to stop forced labour in cotton and garment sourcing from China’s Xinjiang region.
The founder of Charles Tyrwhitt explains why his company doesn’t make shirts in China
Charles Tyrwhitt is curtailing production in China after receiving customer pressure. The contract with a cotton supplier in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region ended in July, reducing the number of shirts manufactured in China. “We are responding to customer demands,” Wheeler said. “Many customers say they don’t want to make shirts in China.”