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William Ton

Kmart accused of misleading over slave labour supplies

An Uyghur group is suing Kmart to find if it knowingly sourced stock supplied using forced labour. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Retail giant Kmart is facing accusations it misled customers on its ethical credentials by sourcing clothing supplies from factories in China with links to slave labour.

An Australian-based Uyghur group has filed a lawsuit against the outlet in the Federal Court, seeking to gain documents so they can see whether it knowingly sourced stock from suppliers who used forced labour from those in the ethnic group.

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