Investigation Reveals Uyghur Forced Labor in Decathlon’s Supply Chain

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Investigation Reveals Uyghur Forced Labor in Decathlon’s Supply Chain

An investigation by French outlet Disclose, in partnership with France 2’s documentary program Cash Investigation, revealed evidence of Uyghur forced labor in the supply chain of French multinational sporting goods company Decathlon. According to the investigation, Decathlon’s second-largest textile manufacturer in China is a company called Jifa, whose subsidiary Xinjiang Xirong Clothing makes sportswear in a factory of Yengisar industrial park …

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A supplier therefore uses a network of forced laborers. Decathlon may want to take action.

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Two French media outlets point out that part of the cotton used by the company comes from camps where China's Uyghur population is forcibly recruited.

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Miserable wages, child labor, human trafficking, and the exploitation of Uyghur workers… On February 4, investigative media Disclose published a major investigation into the behind-the-scenes workings of the French sports giant Decathlon. For months, journalists have been poring over dozens of confidential documents and interviewing former employees about the company’s “low-cost” strategy. To sell Quechua backpacks for 3 euros, Decathlon is put…