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Joint statement from AAFA, FDRA, NRF, RILA, USFIA in support of global approach to protect citizens in Xinjiang

The American Apparel & Footwear Association, Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America, National Retail Federation, Retail Industry Leaders Association, and The United States Fashion Industry Association – representing a broad swath of the U.S. business community – applaud today’s announcement of a global approach to end the campaign of...

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Joint statement from AAFA, NRF, RILA, USFIA in response to ban on all cotton imports from Xuar

The American Apparel & Footwear Association, National Retail Federation, Retail Industry Leaders Association, and The United States Fashion Industry Association responded to today’s blanket Withhold Release Order (WRO) impacting all cotton and cotton products from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR): The companies we represent remain...

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Joint statement from AAFA, NRF, RILA, USFIA in response to administration's enforcement actions to prohibit XPCC cotton

The American Apparel and Footwear Association, National Retail Federation, Retail Industry Leaders Association, and The United States Fashion Industry Association responded to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) earlier today, on enforcement action regulating cotton imports...

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Joint statement from AAFA, FDRA, NRF, RILA, AND USFIA on supply chains and Xinjiang

Our member companies have long maintained policies and compliance programs that seek to prevent, identify, and mitigate instances of forced labor. As an industry representing thousands of brands and retailers, ensuring that forced labor does not exist in our supply chains is a key priority. Following today’s launch of the NGO Call to Action, the...

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Joint statement from AAFA, NRF, RILA, USFIA, and FDRA on reports of forced labor in Xinjiang

As an industry representing brands and retailers, we do not tolerate forced labor in our supply chains. We work together to identify and eliminate forced labor, and conditions that can lead to forced labor, in the countries from which we source products. The industry continues to evolve and improve our existing approaches to identify, detect,...