Canada’s corporate watchdog, the Responsible Investment Association (RIA), has launched an investigation into Ralph Lauren over allegations that the company has been using forced labour in its Chinese factories..
The probe, which was launched on Wednesday, is a result of a complaint filed by the human rights group Remake, which alleges that Ralph Lauren has been sourcing cotton from the Xinjiang region of China, where the government has been accused of overseeing the mass detention and forced labour of Uyghur Muslims..
The RIA’s probe into Ralph Lauren will focus on its compliance with the Canadian Responsible Investment Association Code of Conduct, which requires member organizations to respect human rights, including the prohibition of forced labour..
Ralph Lauren has not yet commented on the probe, but the company has previously denied using forced labour in its supply chain. In a statement released in March, Ralph Lauren said that it was .
