Australia’s Cotton On probes Chinese language provider amid compelled labour fears

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Australia’s Cotton On probes Chinese language provider amid compelled labour fears

Adds Cotton On feedback within the third and fourth paragraphs


Adds Cotton On feedback within the third and fourth paragraphs

Dec 24 (Reuters)Australian clothes retailer Cotton On Group on Tuesday stated it’s investigating a Chinese language provider after British grocery store operator Tesco PLC TSCO.L suspended ties with the identical provider attributable to fears of the usage of compelled jail labour.

Tesco launched an investigation into ties with Zhejiang Yunguang Printing after media stories of a buyer discovering a message inside a Christmas card produced by Zhejiang and acquired from one in all Tesco’s shops saying the product had been packed by international prisoners.

“On turning into conscious of the difficulty the Cotton On Group has launched an investigation into the provider,” stated Greer McCracken, communications normal supervisor at Cotton On.

Cotton On stated it takes a zero-tolerance method to any type of trendy slavery, together with compelled labour.

Tesco stated the Christmas playing cards have been produced at a Zhejiang Yunguang Printing…



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