BCI's China office: No 'forced labor' found in Xinjiang

China office of Better Cotton Initiative did not find "forced labor" in Xinjiang. /CFP

The China office of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) didn't find any case of "forced labor" in Xinjiang, the BCI Shanghai representative office said in a statement released on its WeChat account on Friday.

Since its registration in 2012, the office has conducted second-party credibility reviews and third-party verifications on its Xinjiang project and found no case of forced labor there, the statement said.

The BCI Shanghai office will continue to maintain communication with Xinjiang's implementing partners to jointly advance the sustainable development of the supply chain, the statement read.