Three Vietnamese factories with longstanding ties to China’s Esquel Group have continued shipping cotton apparel to the U.S. despite Esquel being added to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List in 2024. Citing a Reuters investigation, Freedom United reports that the factories retained ownership and sourcing ties to Esquel after rebranding and have shipped at least $5 million worth of cotton goods to the U.S. since the sanctions took effect.
https://www.freedomunited.org/news/uyghur-forced-labor-esquel-group/