Chinese celebrities to locals are protesting against H& M over Xinjiang issue
Chinese locals reiterated H&M’s clause of not sourcing cotton from Xinjiang after reports of forced labor by Uighur Muslims. The celebrities to locals, everyone is heading strong against the brand protesting, in their own way against fashion retail.
Western governments and rights groups have accused authorities in the far western region of detaining and torturing Uighurs in camps, where some former inmates have said they were subject to ideological indoctrination.
Beijing denies the accusations and describes the camps in question as vocational training centers which help combat religious extremism.
Other overseas brands, including Burberry Group PLC, Nike Inc, and Adidas AG have also faced online blowback for making similar statements regarding their sourcing of cotton in Xinjiang.
The Human Rights section of H&M’s website hmgroup.com on Friday no longer carried the link to the 2020 statement on Xinjiang. The statement could still be accessed through the page’s direct address.
