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Causing major embarrassment to China, multinational retailer M&S has become one of the first companies to formally sign the Call to Action on human rights abuses: Brand Commitment to Exit the Uyghur Region. This is in line with the company’s long-term focus on ensuring its supply chains are sustainable and ethical, where workers are treated fairly, and their human rights are respected. As the Call to Action notes, more than 80 percent of China’s cotton is grown in the Uyghur Region, approaching almost 20 percent of global production. In response to mounting evidence of forced labour, the Coalition, (supported by...
