Hugo Boss under fire from Chinese stars over Xinjiang pledge
Company says it does not tolerate forced labour and insists its global suppliers follow suit
Hugo Boss came under fire from Chinese celebrities over its stance on human rights in China, ensnaring the company in a growing boycott of Western firms who will not use the cotton produced in the Xinjiang region over concerns it has made with forced labour by Muslim-minority Uighurs.
Li Yifeng, an actor and singer who has more than 60-million followers on his personal Weibo account, has ended all co-operation with Hugo Boss, according to a post on his agent’s Weibo account. Zhu Zhengting and Wang Linkai, both popular singers, will also stop working with the German firm, their agents said on Weibo. Reuters reported earlier on their decisions...
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