EXPOSED: Uyghur Region cotton laundering bypasses U.S. scrutiny
By Ellie Finkelstein, Freedom United
| May 19th, 2024News Digest |
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| OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS Supply chain Uyghur Region cotton sneaks into US market, despite ban Despite the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, a new report reveals that cotton from China’s Uyghur Region still infiltrates global supply chains, often mislabeled as American or Brazilian. Advanced testing found 19 percent of samples contained Uyghur cotton, highlighting severe supply chain transparency issues and prompting urgent calls to close legal loopholes. Read more… Take action |
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