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Written By Lina K

Carhartt was named in the report from the Helena Kennedy Centre, published in November 2021, as one of many international brands whose supply chains were linked to textile companies known to source cotton from Xinjiang.

The investigation identified Texhong Textile Group. as part of Carhartt’s supply chain, with cotton fabric listed on shipping records from a subsidiary matching the description for 100% cotton jackets sent to Carhartt’s Netherlands branch.

In response to the report’s findings, a Carhartt spokesperson said that “All factories producing goods for Carhartt are required to comply with the Company's Workplace Code of Conduct, which includes a specific ‘prohibition of involuntary, prison, or forced labor - indentured, bonded or otherwise’ and a methodology to verify compliance with labor standards.

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Laundering Cotton: How Xinjiang Cotton is Obscured in International Supply Chains
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An investigation into how forced-labor-produced cotton and cotton-based goods from the Uyghur Region wend their way into international supply chains. Based on international trade and customs data, the report concludes that at the same time as Xinjiang cotton has come to be associated with human rights abuses and to be considered high risk for international brands, China's cotton industry has benefited from an export strategy that obscures cotton's origin in the Uyghur Region.

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