![]() ![]() Rights groups say that once people “graduate” from these camps, they are sent to work in factories, live in dormitories where they are under surveillance 24 hours a day and cannot return to their homes. Uyghurs are reportedly being held in detention centres that the government has described as “re-education camps”, which frequently include job training. High-street retailer H&M told researchers 90 per cent of its recycled polyester comes from single-use plastic bottles, and other firms, including Zara and Primark are working to achieve a similar. H&M ( Hennes & Mauritz) is under fire for using a black child to model a sweatshirt sporting the phrase coolest monkey in the jungle. UN experts and human rights groups estimate that Chinese authorities have detained at least one million Uyghur and other Turkic Muslims.Ĭhina insists that these camps are voluntary and claim it is a necessary measure to prevent terrorism, but has been accused of exaggerating the threat to justify its actions. HM slammed as racist for ‘monkey in the jungle’ hoodie. The UN believes that Xinjiang is the location of potential human rights violations against Muslim minorities. In January this year, BCI suspended operations in the region due to concerns over human rights abuses which H&M says has made it difficult to “conduct credible due diligence”. There was no shortage of major fast fashion gaffes in 2018, from Melania Trumps 'I Dont Really Care' Zara Jacket to a thoughtless D&G Chinese ad campaign. But it was the child wearing it that sent social. The wording alone isn’t the most appropriate for this day and age, coming across as tone-deaf. The image in question shows a child wearing a green hoody with the words, Coolest Monkey In The Jungle on the front. Until recently, the company sourced cotton from farms in XUAR which were associated with the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI). Back in 2018, H&M released an image on its website which caused a backlash. ![]()
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