Chinese cheap goods e-marketplace Temu has been encouraging suppliers to use Chinese cotton in their products, despite the majority of that cotton being produced in occupied East Turkistan. This raises concerns about potential human rights violations and the use of forced labor.
Chinese cheap goods e-marketplace Temu “encouraged” suppliers to use Chinese cotton in their products despite the vast majority of that cotton being produced in occupied East Turkistan, the technology news site The Informationin American commerce, shelling millions in February to buy three Super Bowl ads and launch a campaign featuring “$15 million in coupons and other giveaways.
The policy, the Information report alleged, was cosmetic and rapidly rescinded once attention in America veered elsewhere. The report cited suppliers that make products for Temu who requested to remain anonymous, describing Temu as “critical” for the survival of their companies. The Information said that, beyond disregarding the risk of using slave-produced materials, Temu “encouraged them to continue using cotton from China instead of sourcing from other countries.”
The technology publication shared the story of one supplier who had found new cotton supplies in Vietnam but returned to using Chinese cotton by the end of 2023 after Temu “staff said not to worry about the risks and to focus on making new designs and ramping up production.” The suppliers all noted that finding foreign sources of cotton was more expensive than sourcing from slavery-tainted East Turkistan.
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