A Chinese printing company accused of using prison labour to make Christmas cards sold at Tesco supermarkets in the United Kingdom is also a supplier to Australia's Cotton On Group — a relationship the group is now investigating.
Key points: Cotton On lists Zhejiang Yunguang Printing as a supplier on its website It has been alleged that the Chinese company uses forced prison labour Tesco has suspended its relationship with the company pending an investigation The forced labour allegations emerged after a six-year-old girl in London discovered an apparent plea for help written inside a Christmas card, which was made by the company Zhejiang Yunguang Printing and sold at the supermarket chain Tesco.
"We are foreign prisoners in Shanghai Qingpu Prison China. Forced to work against our will. Please help us and notify human rights organisation," the note in the Christmas card said.
There are many foreign citizens detained at the Qingpu prison: former inmates include the British journalist Peter Humphrey — who the author of the note made a direct reference to — and Australian Stern Hu, a former Rio Tinto executive.
