Nike Reviewing China Supply Chain After Report on Uighur Abuse

Nike Inc. said it’s reviewing its supply chain in China to assess potential risks involving workers from the country’s Uighur Muslim minority after allegations of forced labor.

A Washington Post story last month described the plight of ethnic Uighurs from China’s western Xinjiang region, who were detained and sent to factories that produce athletic gear. A report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute also estimated that more than 80,000 Uighurs were sent to work in the supply chains of a range of well-known global brands including Nike “under conditions that strongly suggest forced labor.”