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Apple imported clothes from Xinjiang firm facing US forced labour sanctions – The Guardian
Details on staff uniforms come after CEO Tim Cook says he will not tolerate modern slavery
Apple has imported clothes probably uniforms for staff in stores from a company facing US sanctions over forced labour at a subsidiary firm in Chinas western Xinjiang region, shipping records show.
The details come a week after Apples chief executive, Tim Cook, told the US Congress he would not tolerate forced labour or modern-day slavery in the companys supply chains.
An Apple spokesman said the company had confirmed none of its suppliers currently source cotton from Xinjiang, but declined t…
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