NIKE STATEMENT
ON XINJIANG
Nike is committed to ethical and responsible
manufacturing and we uphold international labor
standards. We are concerned about reports of
forced labor in, and connected to, the Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Nike does
not source products from the XUAR and we have
confirmed with our contract suppliers that they
are not using textiles or spun yarn from the
region.
The Nike Code of Conduct and Code
Leadership Standards have requirements
prohibiting any type of prison, forced, bonded or
indentured labor, including detailed provisions for
freedom of movement and prohibitions on
discrimination based on ethnic background or
religion. We continue to regularly engage with all
of our suppliers to evaluate compliance with
Nike’s Code of Conduct and Code Leadership
Standards.
We have been conducting ongoing diligence with
our suppliers in China to identify and assess
potential forced labor risks related to employment
of Uyghurs, or other ethnic minorities from XUAR,
in other parts of China. Based on evolving
information, we strengthened our audit protocols
to identify emerging risks related to potential
labor transfer programs. Our ongoing diligence
has not found evidence of employment of
Uyghurs, or other ethnic minorities from XUAR,
elsewhere in our supply chain.
Nike does not have relationships with the
Haoyuanpeng Clothing Manufacturing, Qingdao
Jifa Group, Changji Esquel Textile or any of
Esquel’s other facilities in the XUAR, as was
inaccurately reported by the Australian Strategic
Policy Institute. Related to the Taekwang Group,
when reports of the situation in XUAR began to
surface in 2019 Taekwang stopped hiring new
employees from the XUAR to its Qingdao facility
and an independent third-party audit confirmed
there are no longer any employees from XUAR at
the facility. Our ongoing diligence has not found
evidence of employment of Uyghurs, or other
ethnic minorities from the XUAR, elsewhere in our
supply chain in China.
While Nike does not directly source cotton, or
other raw materials, traceability at the raw
materials level is an area of ongoing focus. We
are working closely with our suppliers, industry
associations, brands and other stakeholders to
pilot traceability approaches and map material
sources so we can have confidence the materials
in our products are responsibly produced.
Nike takes very seriously any reports about
forced labor and we have been engaging with
multi-stakeholder working groups to assess
collective solutions that will help preserve the
integrity of our global supply chains. We regularly
provide insight and feedback at the request of
policymakers on a wide range of public policy
issues, including human rights and supply chain
integrity, and have not lobbied against the Uyghur
Forced Labor Prevention Act, or any other
proposed forced labor legislation. We will
continue to continue to collaborate with industry
associations such as Retail Industry Leaders
Association, American Apparel & Footwear
Association, National Retail Federation and U.S.
Fashion Industry Association as well as with
industry experts, partners, stakeholders and
other organizations to understand, evaluate and
address this critical global issue.
Related Industry Statements
Statement on Reports of Forced
Labor in Xinjiang - Mar. 10, 2020
AAFA, FDRA, NRF, RILA, USFIA on
Supply Chains, Xinjiang - July 17,
2020
NIKE Statement on Forced Labor,
Human Trafficking and Modern
Slavery for Fiscal Year 2020 - Nov.
2020
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