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output company data

"uniqlo": {
    "names": [
        "Uniqlo"
    ],
    "comment": "Uniqlo is a Japanese clothing retailer that has repeatedly exhibited abuse of its workers globally [1][2][3][4], sourced materials stemming from forced labour [5] and produced adverts that trivialised the trauma of victims of sex slavery [6]. Uniqlo initially decided to keep operating in Russia but then reversed its decision [7].",
    "sources": {
        "1": "https://www.waronwant.org/sites/default/files/WoW_uniqlo%20report%202016.pdf",
        "2": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160827181345/http://www.waronwant.org/media/reality-behind-uniqlos-corporate-social-responsibility-promises",
        "3": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160920181433/http://qz.com/324726/your-uniqlo-skinny-jeans-may-have-a-dark-past/",
        "4": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190302234149/https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/everyone-has-some-form-of-ptsd-former-uniqlo-employees-describe-toxic-bullying-culture/news-story/3e355f0f9c64234aa30e95b378735df8",
        "5": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210521104028/https://www.reuters.com/world/china/uniqlo-shirts-blocked-us-border-january-china-forced-labour-concern-2021-05-19/",
        "6": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210614232327/https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js",
        "7": "https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/business/uniqlo-fast-retailing-russia.html"
    },
    "sourceNotes": {},
    "tags": [
        "clothing",
        "fast fashion",
        "retail",
        "poor working conditions",
        "forced labour"
    ],
    "score": 25,
    "ownedBy": [],
    "logoUrl": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Uniqlo_logo_Japanese.svg",
    "siteUrl": "https://www.uniqlo.com/",
    "updatedAt": "2024-02-18T12:37:05.918Z"
},

Preview:

Uniqlo

clothing

25 😡

clothing fast fashion retail poor working conditions forced labour

Is Uniqlo Ethical?

Uniqlo is a Japanese clothing retailer that has repeatedly exhibited abuse of its workers globally ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4], sourced materials stemming from forced labour ^[5] and produced adverts that trivialised the trauma of victims of sex slavery ^[6]. Uniqlo initially decided to keep operating in Russia but then reversed its decision ^[7].