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The Japan Times

A South Korean archaeologist who advises his country's delegation at the UNESCO World Heritage Committee said he will not oppose the designation of Japan's Sado mine as a heritage site if their history is fully explained to visitors. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/ #japan #sado #niigata #worldheritage #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #wwii #forcedlabor

The Japan Times · Japan should display full history of Sado mine, South Korean archaeologist saysBy The Japan Times
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from blatant #HumanRights violations to #ChemicalExposure, there are still many who are apathetic toward these truths,” Roccanova said. “The continued #sales growth of #FastFashion giants like #Shein and #Temu are evidence of this.”

The “ad” takes aim at this #ConsumerApathy when the voiceover asks the increasingly sketched-out shoppers—who begin to catch onto the themes of #ForcedLabor and #quality issues—whether they’d stop buying from “Xiemu”

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on millions of shipments a day… simply by shipping something in a small box through the international mail,” Glas said. “The de minimis provision hurts the U.S. #TextileIndustry and our regional trade partners—devastating businesses that play by the rules and undermining all trade enforcement of #ForcedLabor and other #abuses,” she added.

“Don’t worry about it!” is the Xiemu ad’s refrain. But according to Glas, “We need to worry about it, and we need to close this #loophole now.”

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related to certain Chinese e-commerce companies that have been linked to #ForcedLabor in their supply chains,” said National Council of Textile Organizations (#NCTO) president and CEO #KimGlas.

NCTO, along with other industry trade groups and lawmakers, has long lobbied against fast-fashion players’ unbridled access to U.S. shoppers. They’ve “aggressively” employed the de minimis trade provision “to ship undervalued and largely uninspected products to the U.S. market,” Glas said.

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An Italian subsidiary of French luxury giant LVMH that makes Dior-branded handbags has been placed under court administration over allegations that it had subcontracted work to Chinese-owned firms that mistreated workers. japantimes.co.jp/business/2024 #business #companies #china #italylvmh #forcedlabor #overwork #dior

The Japan Times · LVMH's unit put under court administration in Italy over labor exploitationBy Emilio Parodi
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A U.S. congressional investigation released Monday found that carmakers BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen had used components from a Chinese supplier banned in the United States over alleged forced labor ties. japantimes.co.jp/business/2024 #business #bmw #jaguar #landrover #volkswagen #us #china #carmakers #uyghurs #xinjiang #forcedlabor

The Japan Times · U.S. Senate probe finds forced labor ties in automakers' importsBy The Japan Times
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