by Gaia Rea | May 7, 2026 | ALERTS
On 23 April 2026, the Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU), a Washington-based nonprofit, reported that Pop Mart’s Labubu dolls contain cotton sourced from Xinjiang. In 2025, CFU commissioned laboratory testing of cotton components in Labubu dolls. The testing was conducted by... 
by Gaia Rea | Feb 26, 2026 | ALERTS
On 16 February 2026, China Labor Watch filed complaints with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and submitted evidence to BAFA under the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG), alleging forced labour at supplier Shunjia Toys’ Xinfeng facility, which produces... 
by Gaia Rea | Feb 24, 2026 | ALERTS
In February 2026, China Labor Watch filed a BAFA complaint against Linglong Tire, alleging forced labour at its Serbian facility, under the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG). The full complaint has not been published, but the submission appears to be based... 
by Gaia Rea | Jan 29, 2026 | ALERTS
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ratified the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (P29) on 15 January 2026. The UAE had already ratified the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) in 1982 and the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)... by Gaia Rea | Dec 3, 2025 | ALERTS
In November 2025, the Director of Labour Market Enforcement (DLME) published a review of Operation Tacit, the multi-agency programme examining labour conditions in Leicester’s garment manufacturing sector between 2020 and January 2023. Operation Tacit was triggered in...