The "Ryohin Keikaku", which develops MUJI, has pointed out that cotton products in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China may have been produced by forced labor, and there was no serious violation in the latest audit. After that, he expressed his intention to continue using cotton cultivated in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for his own products.
Regarding the human rights issue in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, it has been pointed out that locally produced cotton products may have been produced by forced labor.
Regarding this, Mr. Satoru Matsuzaki, president of Ryohin Keikaku, said at a financial results meeting on the 2nd, "A third-party organization continues to audit the farms that grow their own cotton products every year, and this is also important in the April audit. There were no violations. "
After that, he said, "We confidently use cotton grown in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. There is no change in the way of thinking."
On the other hand, regarding the fact that the French judicial authorities have begun investigating UNIQLO's local subsidiaries on suspicion of concealing crimes against humanity, President Matsuzaki said, "There are no offers from Western authorities for our business." I did.