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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Uniqlo faces calls for boycott in China after CEO’s Xinjiang cotton comment

Uniqlo is facing calls for a consumer boycott in China after the company's boss said the Japanese clothing retailer does not source cotton from Xinjiang amid allegations of forced labour in the region.

Fast Retailing's chief executive Tadashi Yanai, who had been silent for years over the procurement of cotton from the northwestern Chinese region, revealed this week to BBC that Uniqlo was "not using" cotton from Xinjiang.

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