Abercrombie & Fitch

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Written By Lina K

ASPI’s report, which was first published on 1 March 2020, named Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) as one of at least 82 global brands whose supply chains were highly likely to contain Uyghur forced labour. ASPI’s report identified three factories that A&F was linked to. In response to the report, A&F told ASPI that they recently stopped using the first factory, and that “it does not believe” it uses the other two.

A&F later released a statement addressing the report, stating that it was “incorrectly listed” and that it “does not work with any factories located in the region”.

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Uyghurs for Sale: ‘Re-education’, forced labour and surveillance beyond Xinjiang
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(First published 1 March 2020) The Chinese government has facilitated the mass transfer of Uyghur and other ethnic minority citizens from the far west region of Xinjiang to factories across the country. Under conditions that strongly suggest forced labour, Uyghurs are working in factories that are in the supply chains of at least 82 well-known global brands in the technology, clothing and automotive sectors, including Apple, BMW, Gap, Huawei, Nike, Samsung, Sony and Volkswagen.

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Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Statement on Xinjiang
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Abercrombie & Fitch’s official statement in response to ASPI’s report, which was originally published on 1 March 2020.

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