Fashion brands rethink Myanmar position after report on military ties

Hong Kong's Esprit says it will no longer source from industrial zones named in UN report

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Workers leave the Ngwe Pinlae Industrial Zone in Myanmar after work on Aug. 17. (Photo by Yuichi Nitta)

SHAUN TURTON, Contributing writer, and YUICHI NITTA, Nikkei staff writer

PHNOM PENH/YANGON -- Clothing brand Esprit says it will no longer source from a garment factory located in an industrial park linked to Myanmar's military in a recent United Nations report, while other brands -- including H&M and Bestseller -- say they will look into the situation.

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