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Because the fashion company allegedly supports the performance of forced labor by Uyghurs in China in its supply chains. You have decided “that the complaint against ralph Lauren warrants an investigation,” said Sheri Meyerhoffer, the regulator’s ombudsman.
This is about a complaint filed jointly by 28 civil society organizations in June 2022. In it will ralph Lauren called to sever ties with three Chinese companies suspected of using forced laborers from the Muslim Uyghur minority in their supply chains.
The US corporation ralph Lauren subsequently stated that its Canadian subsidiary “is not responsible for decision-making” and that all operations would be overseen by the company’s headquarters.
Last month, Core launched similar investigations into Nike’s Canadian subsidiary and Canadian mining company Dynasty Gold.
The Ottawa-based human rights organization Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project welcomed the investigation. “There is credible evidence that ralph Lauren has relationships with numerous Chinese companies that use Uyghurs for forced labor in their supply chains,” it said.
For years, China has been accused of systematically repressing the Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the north-western province of Xinjiang. More than a million people are being held in camps in the region, according to human rights organizations. Among other things, Beijing is accused of forced sterilization and forced labour.
Source: Nachrichten
