Cotton linked to child and forced labour in China

A new report points to the intensification of supply chain risks for clothing brands originating in Xinjiang and China as a whole, as the use of forced labour is reportedly spreading in the Xinjiang Uighur detention camps, with the production of raw materials posing a particular risk to fashion companies.

Raw materials exported from Xinjiang, particularly cotton, are also linked to child labour and forced labour, which increases the risks associated with the supply chain in other clothing producing countries. The global risk analysis company Verisk Maplecroft, the author of the report, warned that standard monitoring and auditing practices are unlikely to reveal links with forced labour, as authorities in Beijing attempt to mask the traceability of goods and components.

Verisk Maplecroft's annual child labour index revealed that China, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Cambodia had not seen any tangible improvement in the rankings of risk consultants in 198 countries since 2016. The index is designed to enable companies to identify the areas in their chain where they are most likely to be at risk of falling into efforts to prevent child labour. It is based on an analysis of the frequency and severity of violations, the adoption by countries of international laws and treaties, and their capacity and willingness to implement them.

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For example, India-the world's largest cotton producer and second largest silk producer-is seen as an extreme risk for child labour in the production of both products, according to Verisk Maplecroft.In fact, out of six out of eight cotton producers, consultation scores for child labour risk are considered to be high or higher risk. The United States and Australia are the only countries where no direct and widespread evidence of violations was present.

According to Verisk Maplecroft, other essential materials used by the industry are also considered high-risk, such as Mongolian cashmere and rubber produced in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Wool is the only natural material commonly used by the industry and has no extensive links with child labour.

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