Canadian Ombudsman investigates Ralph Lauren Fashion Company over allegations of Uyghur forced labor

Canadian Ombudsman investigates Ralph Lauren Fashion Company over allegations of Uyghur forced labor

INSTITUTION business monitor Canada, Tuesday (15/8/2023), launched an investigation into the unit of the fashion company Ralph Lauren in this country. The investigation relates to allegations that the company used forced labor from the Uyghur minority group in China.




The announcement comes after the Canadian Ombudsman for Responsible Business Practices launched a similar investigation into Nike Canada and Canadian mining company Dynasty Gold last month.

Last year, a coalition of 28 civil society organizations filed a complaint with the Observer alleging that “Ralph Lauren Canada establishes supply links with Chinese companies that use or benefit from the use of forced labor Uyghur”.

“I have determined that the complaint about Ralph Lauren warrants an investigation,” Ombudsman Sheri Meyerhoffer said in a written statement. VOA Indonesia.

The brand’s US parent company, he wrote, had challenged Canadian jurisdiction over the matter, arguing that its subsidiary was “not responsible for decision-making” and that all of its operations were overseen by headquarters. corporate American social.

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The Ottawa-based Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project welcomed the investigation in a statement.

“There is compelling evidence that Ralph Lauren is linked to a number of Chinese companies using Uyghur forced labor in their supply chains,” he said.

Rights groups say more than a million Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities are being held in re-education camps in China’s western Xinjiang region, with a series of human rights abuses including including forced labor.

Policymakers in Western countries, including Canada, have called the persecution in Xinjiang a genocide. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called the treatment of Uyghurs a crime against humanity.

Beijing denies the charges, arguing that the facilities are vocational training centers designed to combat extremism.

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