TOKYO -- A shipment of shirts for the Uniqlo casualwear chain was blocked from entering the U.S. in January on suspicion they were made with forced labor in China's Xinjiang region, it was revealed Wednesday, prompting a denial from Japanese parent company Fast Retailing.
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Uniqlo shirts blocked by US customs over Xinjiang labor suspicions
China denies forced labor is used in supply chain for raw cotton
An employee folds a shirt at a Uniqlo store in Tokyo. © Reuters
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