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The industry group's guidelines include a checklist for company executives to ensure their supply chains are free of various types of rights abuses, such as forced labor and harassment.
Apparel firms asked to check for rights violations
The Japanese government is asking the domestic apparel industry to check for human-rights violations among suppliers.
A report by the Industry Ministry notes that many companies in Japan use foreign interns in production stages, from spinning to sewing.
It points to legal violations. These include employers paying less than the minimum wage and illegally forcing the interns to put in overtime.
The report says the apparel companies are responsible for grasping the entire situation along their supply chains.
It asks them to set a new guideline in cooperation with the International Labour Organization to confirm whether the suppliers are involved in human-rights violations.
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