Pottery Barn parent Williams-Sonoma fined for marketing its furniture as 'crafted' in the U.S. when it was actually made in China
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Fortune— In addition to paying a penalty, the company will be required to submit annual compliance reports, the FTC said.
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser—U.S. defense chief slams China for aggression in South China Sea. Damage to Philippine vessels and injuries to their crew in the South China Sea is “irresponsible behavior” in disregard of international law, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday in Honolulu, weighing in on the latest flare-up involving China.
The Foreign Desk—U.S Official: China’s Government is Hiding Labor and Human Rights Violations. The Chinese government is undermining workplace audits in China to hide human and labor rights violations, according to a U.S. Labor Department official. Thea Lee, the Labor Department’s deputy undersecretary for international affairs, testified to Congress on Tuesday that workplace audits in China are extremely unreliable. Audits are often announced ahead of time, which gives