forced labor

Business

Luxury perfumes from Lancôme and Aerin linked to child labour

An investigation carried out by the BBC last summer found that suppliers for the two beauty brands used jasmine picked by minors.

29 May 2024

Business

David Beckham becomes AliExpress ambassador as firm faces EU probe

Chinese giant Alibaba, which owns the low-cost marketplace AliExpress, seeks to boost sales in the face of growing competition from Temu and Shein.

27 May 2024

Europe News

EU to ban forced-labour products in move mostly targeted at China

The European Parliament has approved sweeping new rules designed to stamp out products tainted with forced labour from the EU market.

23 April 2024

Business

Zara owner under pressure to give supply chain details

Unlike other major retailers, Inditex doesn't share the names of its suppliers - a stance that makes investors nervous.

11 March 2024

Business

European car imports held up in US over banned Chinese part

Thousands of luxury VW cars have been seized by US customs officials over a part linked to allegations of forced labour in China's Xinjiang region.

15 February 2024

Business

Have any of your car parts been made by forced labour?

Car makers including Tesla, General Motors, Volkswagen and Toyota are failing to ensure they are not using forced labour as part of their China supply chains, Human Rights Watch says.

1 February 2024

Italy

Italy controversially ends lawsuits against Nazi Germany

By 28 June, any victims of Nazi atrocities in Italy and their relatives must file a compensation claim against Germany -- a deadline which puts an end to a years-long dispute between the two countries.

25 May 2023

Europe News

These artists and activists want the EU to speed forced labour ban

The law is good, they say. But EU consumers might also have to change their behaviour and take a closer look at what they consume.

29 March 2023

France

France probes claims that retailers used forced Uyghur labour

France is investigating claims that global retailers, including Uniqlo and the makers of Skechers shoes and Zara clothes, rely on forced labour of minorities in China.

2 July 2021

Germany

Human smuggling ring busted in Germany and Slovakia

Vietnamese people were brought to Europe on fraudulent visas, then forced to work in brothels

31 May 2021

Earth News

Chinese social media campaign leads to boycott of major fashion brands

H&M, Nike and Uniqlo are being protested over statements about the cotton industry and Uyghur forced labour.

26 March 2021

France

France-based Uighur group sues Nike for 'complicity in forced labour'

The sports brand is accused of sub-contracting Chinese factories using forced Uighur labour

26 February 2021