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GT Exclusive: US shoe company Skechers forced to prove 'no forced labor' ahead of US discriminative act on Xinjiang
Global Times (China) ^
Posted on 06/16/2022 6:49:06 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
US shoe company Skechers has had a batch of its products manufactured in China seized by US customs, which cited the so-called Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, the Global Times learned from sources.
In order to appeal to the US customs, Skechers organized an independent investigation conducted by a third party, which found no evidence to support so-called forced labor allegations.
In December, 2021, US President Joe Biden signed a legislation titled the "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act," which bans products made in China's Xinjiang, citing "oppression" of the Uygur and other minority populations.
The new law creates a "rebuttable presumption" that all goods partially or wholly produced in the Xinjiang region are "tainted by forced labor." It also requires corporations to prove with "clear and convincing evidence" that imports from the region are not made by forced labor.
On June 21, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act will enter into force.
In March 2020, anti-China Australian think tank, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, released a report in which it accused the Dongguan Lvzhou company, in South China's Guangdong Province, of receiving Uygur workers from Xinjiang region, and implied the Uygur people were "forced" to work there.
The US customs recently seized the Skechers products, saying that these products were manufactured by Dongguan Lvzhou Shoes Industry Co. Ltd, and accusing the company of using Uygur "forced labor."
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs
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posted on
06/16/2022 6:56:15 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
To: ameribbean expat
I love my Skechers. Best fit of all shoes as I see it. Who makes them or puts them together is not my concern. Or even where they’re made.
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posted on
06/16/2022 7:59:24 PM PDT
by
caww
( )
To: caww
I loved them for. years and have several pairs.
But now they are not the same. Not comfy at all. Perhaps because of who makes them and where they’re made.
Have to pay far more now for Skechers that are a comfy.
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posted on
06/16/2022 8:20:28 PM PDT
by
Veto!
(FJBsucksrocks)
To: DoughtyOne
What about the NBA showing the same?
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posted on
06/16/2022 8:35:51 PM PDT
by
mfish13
(Elections have Consequences.)
To: Veto!
I don’t think slave much care for the quality they put out until their rations are taken. It is getting harder and harder to not find Chinese shoes but I I still oay a premium for Bluntstones (Tasmania) and Danners.
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posted on
06/16/2022 9:03:21 PM PDT
by
Organic Panic
(Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
To: ameribbean expat
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posted on
06/16/2022 9:04:09 PM PDT
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
To: ameribbean expat
On the bottom of the shoes when people are walking they would see if they turn back the words in the dust and dirt that say ‘Help Me!”
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posted on
06/16/2022 10:56:38 PM PDT
by
minnesota_bound
(Need more money to buy everything now)
To: Chode
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posted on
06/16/2022 11:09:08 PM PDT
by
minnesota_bound
(Need more money to buy everything now)
To: ameribbean expat
To: minnesota_bound
damn, i’m bout due...
same number 1 for 1 replacement?
they look damn near like the 621s i’ve been running for 20years
no idea why the 621 other than they were onsale when i bought them and liked them so kept buying them
i prolly should look into the other numbers and compare...
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posted on
06/17/2022 10:49:09 AM PDT
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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