Canada's corporate ethics watchdog on Tuesday launched separate investigations into Nike Canada and Dynasty Gold to probe allegations that they used or benefited from forced Uyghur labor in their supply chains and operations in China.
This is the first such investigation launched by the Canadian agency since it launched its complaint mechanism in 2021. No other Canadian agencies in the past have launched investigations of this kind.
Nike Canada and Dynasty Gold are alleged to have or have had supply chains or operations in China identified as using or benefiting from the use of Uyghur forced labor, the Ombudsperson said in the statement.Nike Canada did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. CORE was launched in 2017 to monitor and investigate human rights abuses mainly by Canadian garment, mining and oil and gas companies operating abroad.
Earlier this year Reuters reported that a bipartisan group of U.S. representatives called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionThe Chinese embassy in Ottawa did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
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