H＆M集團(tuán)在網(wǎng)站發(fā)布的一份聲明引發(fā)關(guān)注。
聲明部分截圖。
記者查詢發(fā)現(xiàn)，這份聲明寫(xiě)道：H＆M集團(tuán)對(duì)來(lái)自民間社會(huì)組織的報(bào)告和媒體的報(bào)道深表關(guān)注，其中包括對(duì)新疆維吾爾自治區(qū)少數(shù)民族強(qiáng)迫勞動(dòng)和宗教歧視的指控。（H＆M Group is deeply concerned by reports from civil society organisations and media that include accusations of forced labour and discrimination of ethnoreligious minorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region （XUAR）．）
聲明中，H＆M集團(tuán)表示，我們不與位于新疆的任何服裝制造工廠合作，也不從該地區(qū)采購(gòu)產(chǎn)品／原材料。（We do not work with any garment manufacturing factories located in XUAR， and we do not source products from this region． ）
聲明稱，新疆是中國(guó)最大的棉花種植區(qū)，到目前為止，我們的供應(yīng)商從該地區(qū)與“更好的棉花計(jì)劃”（BCI）相關(guān)的農(nóng)場(chǎng)采購(gòu)棉花。由于在該地區(qū)進(jìn)行可信的盡職調(diào)查變得越來(lái)越困難，BCI已決定暫停在新疆發(fā)放BCI棉花許可證。這意味著我們產(chǎn)品所需要的棉花將不再?gòu)哪抢铽@得。（XUAR is China’s largest cotton growing area， and up until now， our suppliers have sourced cotton from farms connected to Better Cotton Initiative （BCI） in the region． As it has become increasingly difficult to conduct credible due diligence in the region， BCI has decided to suspend licensing of BCI cotton in XUAR． This means that cotton for our production will no longer be sourced from there． ）