Canada’s corporate ethics watchdog has launched an investigation into allegations that Levi Strauss Canada is working with companies that use forced labour in China. Sheri Meyerhoffer, the ombudsperson for responsible enterprise, is looking into whether the denim company known for Levi’s jeans has supply relationships with Chinese companies that source materials from Uyghur people forced to work in the Xinjiang region. Meyerhoffer’s office is tasked with investigating complaints about possible human-rights abuses in the operations of Canadian garment, mining and oil and gas companies. Levi Strauss denies the allegations, saying they are based on outdated and inaccurate data....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/corporate-ethics-czar-investigating-levi-strauss-over-alleged-links-to-forced-labour-5495121