Retailers such as Nike and Macy’s Boycott Cotton from Uzbekistan to Protest Child Labor
DAILY NEWS WRITER
Daniel Acker
Retailers including Walmart and Macy’s have signed a pledge to not use cotton from Uzbekistan until the country stops using forced child labor.
Retailers are going crazy for cotton — but not in a good way.
Superstores Walmart and Macy’s have joined up with such big names as Liz Claiborne, Nike, Eileen Fisher and Nautica to sign a pledge boycotting the use of cotton from Uzbekistan, WWD reported.
They are among the first companies to team up with the nonprofit group Responsible Sourcing Network to demand that the country stop using forced child labor to harvest its cotton crop. Read more
