Forced labor

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Fashion retailer Shein, trying to address concerns about its supply chain, says it doesn’t source cotton from Xinjiang—but its reporting lacks transparency. Fashion retailer Shein, trying to address concerns about its supply chain, says it doesn’t source cotton from Xinjiang—but its reporting lacks transparency. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source…

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Millions of packages flood into the U.S. from China tariff-free and with little or no scrutiny under a category dubbed “de minimis.” Millions of packages flood into the U.S. from China tariff-free and with little or no scrutiny under a category dubbed “de minimis.” FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their…

U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday scrutinized possible “loopholes” in an anti-forced labor law blocking many imports from China’s Xinjiang region, expressing bipartisan support for cracking down on companies with supply chains stemming from the region. Several lawmakers drew attention to potential gaps that might be allowing goods from a largely proscribed region of China to enter the U.S. as part of a hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. The hearing followed U.S. Customs and Border Protection reporting it…

Since late June, federal authorities have seized $961 million worth of goods over suspected ties to forced labor, officials told CNBC.In many instances, companies have no idea their supply chain is tainted, officials said.CNBC received exclusive access in February to the Port of New York and New Jersey, the largest port on the East Coast, located a few miles southwest of Manhattan. There, millions of dollars' worth of cargo – from solar panels to bedding to floor tiles – was being held while major companies scrambled to…

BEIJING— Volkswagen AG’s VOW -0.75% agreement 11 years ago to build a new car plant in the remote northwestern Chinese region of Xinjiang with a Chinese partner was trumpeted by leaders in both countries as a boost to German-Sino economic ties. Ralf Brandstätter, the company’s China chief, traveled to the site in mid-February to try to allay concerns, and this week said he saw no human-rights violations. His visit also highlighted…

The U.S. has mounted an aggressive crackdown on imports over concerns about Chinese forced labor, but the campaign is an opaque one, with little detailed data on which companies or sectors are being targeted.U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say they have blocked more than 2,300 shipments, using a new law intended to target forced labor-linked goods from China’s Xinjiang region, home to the Uyghur people and other minority groups. January alone saw 282 shipments stopped over forced labor concerns, according to…

Canada could require that companies report on their efforts to stop goods made with forced labor from entering their supply chains, adding to momentum among Western governments to tackle the practice.Pending legislation would compel many companies to report on steps taken to prevent or reduce the use of forced labor in their supply chains by detailing, among other things, parts of the supply chains where forced labor might be occurring and the company’s due-diligence procedures. The bill, known as S-211, passed Canada’s…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has barred imports from three companies, including a supplier to Western apparel companies, that the agency says could be using North Korean forced labor. As part of a broad crackdown on goods made with forced labor, Customs on Tuesday said it had used a 2017 law that imposed sanctions on North Korea to detain imports from three companies: Jingde Trading Ltd., Rixin Foods Ltd. and Zhejiang Sunrise Garment Group Co. Customs said it found indications that…