Textile auditor questions linger after China mill fire

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Amfori finds no evidence a Huiteng audit misrepresented factory conditions, but its review of auditor conduct continues while Bureau Veritas and several brands – including JD Sports and Slazenger – have yet to respond to human rights group questions

Textile factory fire in China
Questions surrounding the audit intensified in US-based labour rights group Partners for Dignity & Rights said it had obtained a leaked 13-page summary.

BRUSSELS – Amfori has published its first substantive findings from a review of the BSCI audit carried out at Fujian Huiteng Shoes before a fire killed 28 workers in July, saying it found no evidence that the audit misrepresented conditions observed at the time.

However, the organisation confirmed that a separate examination of possible gaps in auditor professional conduct or independence remains ongoing.

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