2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15
Two of the largest clothing manufacturing companies have been accused of employing forced labor in a Shanghai prison.
Swedish low-cost fashion giant H&M and Dutch C&A are investigating a report published in the Financial Times accusing them of using prisoners from a Chinese jail as part of their assembly line.
The accusations are made by a British former president, Peter Humphrey, who spent 23 months in a Shanghai prison for illegal collection of private data from Chinese citizens, charges he denies, according to the Reuters news agency. In his report to the financial newspaper, Humphrey explains that he witnessed how inmates were forced to make package parts for brands like C&A, H&M and tech 3M.
The same report details that he witnessed how prisoners also made textiles, but does not specify for which brands.
For their part, the firms involved in the scandal have been quick to respond to the media around the world that have echoed the news.
"It is completely unacceptable to take manufacturing to prisons and it violates the standards that our suppliers must meet," said a H&M spokeswoman.
Jeffrey Hogue, the C&A sustainability spokesperson has also stated that they will fully investigate these allegations. “We have zero tolerance for any modern form of slavery, including forced labor or prison work. If we detect a case we will immediately end our relationship with that provider, "Hogue said in a statement published by Reuters.
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