(FOX BUSINESS) – Nike on Wednesday denied the company was using any type of textiles or spun yarn from the Xinjiang Autonomous Region (XUAR), where China has been accused of holding Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities in forced labor camps.
Nike, among other companies like Calvin Klein and Coca-Cola, was accused of outsourcing its labor for its textiles to these labor camps, according to a congressional report from last March. The company said it didn’t have relationships with certain manufacturers in China operating in the XUAR.
“While Nike does not directly source cotton, or other raw materials, traceability at the raw materials level is an area of ongoing focus,” Nike said. “We are working closely with our suppliers, industry associations, brands and other stakeholders to pilot traceability approaches and map material sources so we can have confidence the materials in our products are responsibly produced.
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