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Coercion is China's modus operandi, whether in domestic cotton fields or e
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Communism was supposed to create workers' paradises, but history demonstrated that was a forlorn hope. China, the global factory, makes much of its outstanding economic growth, but economic coercion internationally, and forced labour abuses at home, are very much part of the Chinese Communis
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Japanese apparel makers boycott China's Xinjiang cotton
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] November 23 (ANI): Japanese apparel makers have decided to shun the cotton produced from China's western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region citing forced labour and human rights abuses.
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Japanese sportswear firm becomes latest to stop using Xinjiang cotton amid
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Osaka [Japan], May 21 (ANI): Japanese sportswear firm Mizuno Corporation on Friday announced its decision to stop using cotton sourced from China's Xinjiang region, believed to reflect concern amid allegations of human rights abuses by Beijing against the Uyghur Muslims.
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Chinese TV channels censor foreign fashion brands amid Xinjiang cotton row
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 10 (ANI): Amid Beijing's ongoing tussle with foreign companies over forced labour issues in Xinjiang, Chinese television channels have censored the logos and symbols of brands on sneakers and t-shirts worn by their contestants in various shows.
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H&M forced to shut 20 stores in China over remarks on Xinjiang cotton:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 4 (ANI): Swedish fashion retailer H&M was forced to close 20 stores in China following its statement on forced labour in Xinjiang that leads to uproar among Chinese nationals and authorities.
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Boycotting Xinjiang cotton has become a human rights issue: Taiwanese le
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 29 (ANI): Boycotting cotton from the Chinese Uyghur region of Xinjiang is no longer just a political issue, but has become a human rights issue, said Taiwanese Legislative Speaker You Si-kun.
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China's economy dented as American brands cancel Xinjiang's cotton imports
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The US ban on China's Xinjiang cotton yarn makers over the inhuman treatment meted out to Uyghurs is now impacting the economic growth of its cotton companies.
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