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H&M bans Syrian and Turkmenistan cotton from supply chain

18/02/2016
H&M bans Syrian and Turkmenistan cotton from supply chain

Swedish retailer H&M has notified suppliers that it will no longer source cotton from Syrian and Turkmenistan. It follows an equivalent ban on cotton from Uzbekistan since 2013. It said: “H&M under no circumstances accepts underage workers and/or forced labour being used anywhere in our value chain, including in cotton cultivation....

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