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Uncomfortable Truth

Right now, more than one million Uyghur Muslims are arbitrarily detained and working at forced labor camps across China. This scheme is part of a broader strategy perpetrated by the Chinese government – a system of abuse that has unfolded into what has been recognized as genocide by the United States.

Right now, more than one million Uyghur Muslims
are arbitrarily detained and working at forced
labor camps across China. This scheme is part of
a broader strategy perpetrated by the Chinese
government – a system of abuse that has
unfolded into what has been recognized as
genocide by the United States.


The Uyghur Region, known to the Chinese government as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is located to the northwest of China. It is home to several ethnic groups, most notably the Uyghurs. Uyghur people speak a distinct language, and practice a unique culture that is different from the dominant Han Chinese group. Majority of the Uyghur population are Muslims.


Multiple fashion brands and international companies have been found to be profiting from the exploitation of Uyghurs. Some do so openly, others cover up their ties to forced labor by claiming that they cannot completely trace their supply chains.


When you buy from these brands, you are unknowingly supporting violence, suffering, torture, gender-based sexual abuses, erasure of cultural heritage and identity, and attempts to eradicate an entire people.


The Uyghur Region, known to the Chinese government as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is located to the northwest of China. It is home to several ethnic groups, most notably the Uyghurs. Uyghur people speak a distinct language, and practice a unique culture that is different from the dominant Han Chinese group. Majority of the Uyghur population are Muslims.


Multiple fashion brands and international companies have been found to be profiting from this. Some do so openly, others cover up their ties to forced labor by claiming that they cannot completely trace their supply chains.


When you buy from these brands, you are unknowingly supporting violence, suffering, torture, gender-based sexual abuses, erasure of cultural heritage and identity, and attempts to eradicate an entire people.

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FORCED LABOR CHECKER

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FORCED LABOR

 CHECKER

It’s up to us to wear our values and show the Chinese government that Uyghur forced labor will no longer be profitable. Based on the Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region’s advocacy and research efforts, HRF’s plug-in generates a pop-up, indicating whether the respective brand might be linked to Uyghur forced labor. Download today to be notified when you’re about to buy from a brand that’s been implicated in this genocide.

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TO WEAR YOUR VALUES

Below are clothing brands that have publicly committed to disengaging with facilities and suppliers implicated in Uyghur forced labor – so you can shop from them with a clean conscience.

Wear Your Values is an HRF program that engages the fashion industry in the human rights movement, promotes transparency and human rights in the supply chain, and brings awareness to the hidden social costs of the industry through articles, events, exhibitions, panel discussions, and talks that are designed to educate consumers. HRF has joined the Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region, dedicated to ending forced labor and human rights violations perpetrated by the Chinese government against the Uyghur population and other Turkic and Muslim-majority people.