The global fashion and retail industry’s reliance on producing quick-turnaround goods at a low cost through outsourcing and complex, globalised supply chains has allowed forced labour to thrive, workers’ rights advocates warn, claiming that major fashion brands profiting from the model seem reluctant to change. The apparel sector employs over […]
Economy
A customer eyes the beverage section in a supermarket on June 9, 2021 in Handan, Hebei province. Li Hao | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese consumers spent less on daily necessities from foreign brands last year during the coronavirus pandemic, while those in smaller cities were […]
