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Nike, Inc. has been accused of using sweatshops and worker abuse to produce footwear and apparel in East Asia. After rising prices and the increasing cost of labor in Korean and Taiwanese factories, Nike began contracting in countries elsewhere in Asia, which includes parts of India, Pakistan, and Indonesia.
Nike reportedly lobbied against a 2020 bill aimed at banning imported goods made by forced labor.The bill — called the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act — focused on the Xinjiang region of China.
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The companies include Huafu Fashion Co., one of the world's largest textile manufacturers, and 25 of its subsidiaries, which the U.S. has linked to forced-labor practices in China's cotton industry.
The Biden administration added more than two dozen Chinese companies to its forced labor blacklist Friday in its latest effort to combat the exploitation of China’s ethnic Uyghur population. The ...
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act passed the House by a 406-3 vote in September Nike, Coca-Cola lobbying to weaken China forced labor bill: Report Skip to main content
Critics argue that the 996 working hour system is a violation of the Labour Law of the People's Republic of China and have called it "modern slavery". [7] [8] In March 2019, an "anti-996" protest was launched via GitHub. [9] [10] [11] Since then, the 996 issue has been met with growing discontent in China. [12] [13] [14]
A U.S. senator on Thursday slammed American companies, including Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc and Nike Inc, for turning a blind eye to allegations of forced labor in China, arguing they were making ...