French retailer Decathlon on back foot over China forced labour accusations

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An investigation by the media “Disclose” and the magazine “Cash Investigation” suspects the French sports giant of taking advantage of the forced labor system of people from the Muslim minority in Xinjiang.

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French retailer Decathlon on back foot over China forced labour accusations

Decathlon, the world's biggest sports equipment retailer, defended its human rights record after reports it had benefited from forced labour in China.

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Decathlon is accused by these two media of sourcing textiles from a group, “Qingdao Jifa Group”, which “relies on a forced labor network in China”

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An investigation by Disclose and Cash Investigation shows that the French brand buys cotton in Xinjiang and has its products manufactured by the Chinese group Jifa, despite numerous alerts on the risk of forced labor.

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The French sports retailer Decathlon is allegedly indirectly guilty of exploiting Uyghurs in China, a Muslim minority in that country. This is what French investigative journalists from the non-profit organization Disclose and the French TV show Cash Investigation report. According to research by Disclose and Cash Investigation, Decathlon works with suppliers in Asia, such as Qingdao Jifa Group, who are guilty of child labor, low wages and human…

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The French sports leader is accused by Cash Investigation and Disclosure of supplying textiles to a group linked to the forced labour of the Chinese Muslim minority.