LONDON (Reuters) -The world's second-biggest fashion retailer, H&M, has decided to gradually stop sourcing from Myanmar, it told Reuters on Thursday, as reports of labour abuses in the country's garment factories increase. H&M became the latest brand to cut ties with suppliers in the country after Zara owner Inditex, Primark, Marks & Spencer and others. A military coup in February 2021 plunged Myanmar into a political and humanitarian crisis, with widespread violence also disrupting the economy.
LONDON -The world's second-biggest fashion retailer, H&M, has decided to gradually stop sourcing from Myanmar, it told Reuters on Thursday, as reports of labour abuses in the country's garment factories increase.
A military coup in February 2021 plunged Myanmar into a political and humanitarian crisis, with widespread violence also disrupting the economy. Myanmar government spokesman Zaw Min Tun was not immediately available to comment on H&M's announced exit. Reuters did not independently verify the allegations. H&M said its decision to exit was not linked to the report's publication, but was the result of its own evaluation of the situation.
The State Administrative Council is the official name of Myanmar's ruling military junta. Action Labor Rights did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
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