Uniqlo shirts blocked by US customs over Xinjiang labor suspicions (Japan company)

Nikkei Asia ^ | 5-19-21 | MINAKO YAMASHITA

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A shipment of shirts for the Uniqlo casualwear chain was blocked from entering the U.S. in January on suspicion they were made with forced labor in China's Xinjiang region, it was revealed Wednesday, prompting a denial from Japanese parent company Fast Retailing.

A Customs and Border Protection document dated May 10 shows that the agency confiscated the shirts at the Port of Los Angeles, suspecting they were made by Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

The seizure highlights how allegations of Chinese human rights abuses against the Uyghur ethnic minority in Xinjiang have become a risk for Japanese companies. The U.S. in December banned shipments of cotton products made by XPCC due to suspicions of forced labor in the region.

Fast Retailing -- Japan's sixth most valuable listed company -- on Wednesday called the U.S. customs decision "very regrettable."

According to the customs document, Uniqlo said the raw cotton used in the shirts was produced in Australia, the U.S. and Brazil, with no connections to Uyghur labor.

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"The U.S. agency said Uniqlo failed to provide enough evidence that its products were free from forced labor, citing a lack of information on the production process and insufficient production records."

Guilty until proven innocent. Japan and china co-operating is doubtful.

[Lion Den Dan]

We fuss and claim to protect the noxious Uyghur populations in China but refuse to protect Christian populations in the Middle East and Africa.

[chief lee runamok]

"A shipment of shirts for the Uniqlo casualwear chain was blocked from entering the U.S..."

Next seen being worn by illegal immigrants at the southern border.

[struggle]

Nooooo I love uniqlo

[mosesdapoet]

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Why? Dear Leader has already stated his opinion on the matter...

“I point out to him [Xi] no American president can be sustained as a president, if he doesn’t reflect the values of the United States,” Biden stated. “And so the idea that I am not going to speak out against what he’s doing in Hong Kong, what he’s doing with the Uighurs in western mountains of China and Taiwan — trying to end the one China policy by making it forceful … [Xi] gets it.”

“Culturally there are different norms that each country and their leaders are expected to follow,” he continued.