A Chinese industry association urgedBloomberg Terminal international companies to use cotton produced in Xinjiang after the head of Uniqlo’s parent said the fashion retailer doesn’t source fiber from the region. Tadashi Yanai, the chief executive officer of Japan’s Fast Retailing Co., made the remark last week in an interview with the BBC, which led to…
BEIJING (Reuters) – Casual wear giant Uniqlo is facing calls for a consumer boycott in China after the CEO of the clothing company’s owner said it does not source cotton from China’s Xinjiang, which has faced allegations of forced labour in recent years. Fast Retailing CEO Tadashi Yanai made the comment during an interview in…
Uniqlo doesn’t use cotton from China’s Xinjiang region to make its products, Tadashi Yanai, the chief executive of Fast Retailing, the company behind the global fashion chain, has said. “We’re not using (cotton from Xinjiang),” Yanai said in Tokyo. “By mentioning which cotton we’re using…” he continued but paused and concluded, “Actually, it gets too…