PARIS: The NBA on Friday (Feb 7) said it "took very seriously its code of conduct" for companies marketing its licensed products and was speaking to French firm Decathlon over accusations it has benefited from forced labour in China.
A logo of Decathlon is seen on a store of the French sports equipment and sportswear company Decathlon in Montreuil near Paris, France, May 7, 2024. PARIS: The NBA on Friday said it"took very seriously its code of conduct" for companies marketing its licensed products and was speaking to French firm Decathlon over accusations it has benefited from forced labour in China .
Sports equipment retailer Decathlon, which has 1,700 stores in more than 70 countries, sells NBA-branded sweaters, T-shirts and trainers. "More than 20 years ago, the NBA instituted a Licensee and Supplier Code of Conduct that all NBA licensees and their suppliers are required to follow to ensure their businesses are conducted in a socially responsible and ethical manner," the National Basketball Association said. "We take compliance with our Code of Conduct very seriously and are addressing the allegations regarding Decathlon with the company directly." Two French media outlets, Disclose and France 2, said in reports released on Thursday that Decathlon had benefited from forced labour by China's Uyghur minority, which rights groups say is the target of grave human rights abuses by the Beijing government. Specifically, Decathlon has sourced textiles from the Qingdao Jifa Group, a garment manufacturer that, according to Disclose, until 2023 had a subsidiary that"relies on a network of forced labour in China".It confirmed it works with the Qingdao Jifa Group, and would"not hesitate to take action and all necessary measures should these claims turn out to be correct".US Congress in 2021 voted to ban the import of all goods from the Xinjiang region unless companies offer verifiable proof that production did not involve forced labour. The NBA is set to return to China for the first time in six years in October, with two pre-season games in Macau between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns. No NBA games have been held in China since two pre-season contests in 2019 after a tweet from then-Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey in support of the protest movement in Hong Kong.We know it's a hassle to switch browsers but we want your experience with CNA to be fast, secure and the best it can possibly be.
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