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Article Date: December 2021
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Patagonia and Nike Named in Forced Labor Suit


The European Center for Constitutional Rights, with the support of human rights law firm Prakken d’Oliveira, has filed criminal complaints against several Dutch and U.S. textile and fashion brands that have their European headquarters in the Netherlands. They argue that Patagonia, Nike, C&A and State of Art may have been directly or indirectly involved in the forced labor of members of the Uighur population in China’s Xinjiang province. They are asking Dutch prosecutors to investigate the companies’ alleged complicity in human rights abuses ... Log in to view full article.

 


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