China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has released the results of an initial inquiry into PVH, which claimed that the US fashion giant had engaged in unethical business activities in the Xinjiang region.
The parent business of Tommy Hilfiger is one of several American companies accused of involvement in “inappropriate conduct” in the cotton-producing region.
A ministry spokesperson told several media outlets that an investigation into PVH as part of the unreliable entity list mechanism was proceeding legally and that the ministry planned to meet with the retail group later before the investigation’s findings were made public.
According to reports at the time, the investigation was first started in September when China claimed that PVH was accused of “unjustly boycotting” cotton from Xinjiang “without factual basis.”
The business had to present records and proof of any “discriminatory measures” it had taken against Xinjiang products during the previous three years.
China has faced criticism in recent years for alleged forced labour in the cotton-producing region, which has been the focus of its own investigations, most notably by the United Nations.
