The new lawsuit has been filed by two French NGOs, Sherpa and the Ethique sur l’Étiquette collective, as well as by the European Uighur Institute and a Uighur plaintiff. The alleged offence relates to the concealment of four crimes: crimes against humanity, genocide, aggravated slavery and human trafficking by organised gangs.“The [NGOs] are calling for a judicial investigation to be opened, so that an investigating judge [the French equivalent of a prosecutor] can conduct an inquiry and shed light on the possible responsibility of apparel multinationals that are allegedly using Uighur forced labour to manufacture their products,” said the NGOs in a joint statement.
They also underlined that 20% of the world’s cotton output comes from China’s Xinjiang province, whe…
Conducted in collaboration with Prosper Insights & Analytics, the results of the annual consumer survey appear to complement the figures presented by the holiday spending forecast published by the NRF in September, which predicted that retail sales in November and December 2019 will increase between 3.8% and 4.2%, totaling between $727.9 billion and $730.7 billion. According to the latest survey, most consumers are intending to split their spend across different channels and store types, with 56% of shoppers intending to make online purchases, 53% planning to go to department stores and 51% heading to grocery stores. Clothing and accessory stores also proved popular, with 34% of survey respondents saying they had plans to shop at this kind of establishment.คำพูดจาก