Hugo Boss And Other Big Brands Vowed To Steer Clear Of Forced Labor In China — But These Shipping Records Raise Questions

<h1>Amid rising tensions and the approaching Beijing Olympics, the US banned Xinjiang cotton last year. But Hugo Boss still took shipments from Esquel, which gins cotton in Xinjiang.</h1><p><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2022-01/19/19/campaign_images/598a5903de21/hugo-boss-and-other-big-brands-vowed-to-steer-cle-2-7281-1642621437-17_dblbig.jpg" /></p>