World & BusinessCotton shirts from an Esquel-linked manufacturer reportedly reached Los Angeles
Reuters reports that the shirts came from a manufacturer closely related to Esquel Group, effectively barred from selling to U.S. customers since November 2024 over alleged links to forced labor programs in Xinjiang. Esquel denies the allegations.
TLDR
Reuters reports that a ton of cotton shirts arrived at the port of Los Angeles in July after a trip from southern Vietnam. Citing shipment records, it says the apparel came from a garment manufacturer closely related to Chinese textile giant Esquel Group. Reuters says Hong Kong-based Esquel has effectively been banned from selling to U.S. customers since Washington sanctioned it in November 2024 over alleged links to forced labor programs in China’s Xinjiang region. Esquel denies the allegations.
Cotton shirts from an Esquel-linked manufacturer reportedly reached Los Angeles
Reuters reports that the shirts came from a manufacturer closely related to Esquel Group, effectively barred from selling to U.S. customers since November 2024 over alleged links to forced labor programs in Xinjiang. Esquel denies the allegations.
TLDR
Reuters reports that a ton of cotton shirts arrived at the port of Los Angeles in July after a trip from southern Vietnam. Citing shipment records, it says the apparel came from a garment manufacturer closely related to Chinese textile giant Esquel Group. Reuters says Hong Kong-based Esquel has effectively been banned from selling to U.S. customers since Washington sanctioned it in November 2024 over alleged links to forced labor programs in China’s Xinjiang region. Esquel denies the allegations.