A former prisoner of China’s labor camps has filed a lawsuit to restrict the sale of clothing produced from cotton picked by Uighur slaves on British high streets.
According to lawyers, stores including Gap UK, Moss Bros, Levi Strauss, and Sports Direct may unintentionally carry the clothing. The businesses dispute this.
However, the case’s backers accuse the UK Government of neglecting to halt cotton imports from Xinjiang, where two million Uighur Muslims and other ethnic minorities are detained in dreadful “re-education camps” and forced to labor under horrific circumstances.
According to forensic specialists, materials from the camps are being sent to textile companies in nations like Vietnam and Sri Lanka that are utilized by prominent worldwide brands. About 80% of all Chinese cotton comes from Xinjiang.
The plaintiff, Erbakit Otarbay, was held captive by Chinese officials for over two years.