A Labour MP has called on the British government to prohibit imports from China's Xinjiang region, citing concerns over forced labor in the supply chains of fast-fashion giant Shein. Liam Byrne, who chairs the House of Commons business select committee, wants a UK version of the US Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act implemented and urges greater scrutiny of Shein's planned listing on the London Stock Exchange.
The Labour chair of the business select committee has called on his own government to prohibit the import of products made by forced labour in the Chinese region of Xinjiang as he called for greater scrutiny of Shein ’s potential listing in London. Liam Byrne , a former minister, told the Financial Times that he would like to see a British version of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act introduced in the US in 2021.
“They said it was clear there were some due diligence issues that hadn’t been cleared,” he said. “My view is that we don’t have a Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act in Britain and therefore it’s incumbent on ministers to satisfy themselves that Shein passes the highest standards on forced labour protections,” he said. “That is something a Labour government might want to address.
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