*[Enwl-eng] Genocide sponsored by Zara

[ENWLine]

Zara and other leading fashion brands are buying cotton from government-run factories in China, where hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs are forced to live and work in horrifying conditions. H&M already took a stand -- now let’s tell Zara to follow and stop profiting from Uyghur forced labour!  Sign the petition  Brainwashed, tortured and forced to work in state-run factories. This is the reality for hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs in China -- and fashion brands like Zara are buying up the cotton they produce. H&M has been brave enough to say “no more” to the Chinese government, but Zara just keeps going along with it. And its millions of customers have no idea. Zara execs are terrified its customers will find out their favorite clothing store is taking advantage of the brutal repression of Uyghurs to spin a little extra profit. Let’s make their worst fear come true. Tell Zara to stop profiting from Uyghur forced labor. Last month, when the government of China slammed H&M for refusing to buy cotton from the Xinjiang region, Zara’s spineless execs bowed to pressure and deleted a statement opposing Uyghur forced labor from its website. There’s no reason Zara can’t take a stand, just like H&M. If they did and others joined, the government will have no choice but to back off the bullying and reconsider the horrifying treatment of Uyghurs. All that’s missing is the pressure on them to act. Without it, it’s clear execs will take the easy way out. But our global community has forced major clothing brands to change course before. When tens of thousands of SumOfUs members successfully pressured fashion brands to ensure the safety of Bangladeshi workers -- H&M, Zara and Benetton all got on board. Now let’s do it again. Zara: Stop buying cotton made by Uyghur forced labor!  Sign the petition  Thanks for all that you do, Vicky and the team at SumOfUs More information: H&M Faces Boycott in China Over Stance on Treatment of Uyghurs New York Times, March 24th 2021 End Uyghur Forced Labor Coalition call to action End Uyghur Forced Labor coalition, 2020 Under pressure in China, Zara deleted a statement about Xinjiang, Quartz, March 25th 2021

 

 

---

From: Vicky Wyatt, SumOfUs Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 7:10 PM Subject: Genocide sponsored by Zara

 

 

---

------------- *  ENWL  * ------------
Ecological North West Line * St. Petersburg, Russia
Independent Environmental Net Service
Russian: ENWL (North West), ENWL-inf (FSU), ENWL-misc (any topics)
English: ENWL-eng (world information)
Send information to en...@lew.spb.org, enwl...@lew.spb.org, en...@lew.spb.org, en...@lew.spb.org
Subscription, Moderator: vf...@lew.spb.org or en...@enw.net.ru
Archive: http://groups.google.com/group/enwl/
Additionally: http://www.enwl.net.ru/
 (C) Please refer to exclusive articles of ENWL
-------------------------------------