ADIDAS
Adidas may be selling products made with Uyghur forced labour.
Demand Adidas STOP profiting from exploitation
ADIDAS’ REPORT CARD
Adidas has FAILED to prove that its supply chain is free from Uyghur forced labour. Despite evidence linking its supply chain to state-imposed forced labour, Adidas has FAILED to make a commitment to eliminate Uyghur forced labour from its supply chain.
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EVIDENCE OF FORCED LABOUR RISKS
Multiple reports have traced Adidas’ supply chain back to the Uyghur Region:
In 2020, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute identified Adidas among global brands whose supply chains were linked to factories using Uyghur workers through labour-transfer programmes.
In 2021, Sheffield Hallam University reported that Adidas Canada sourced products from Tung Mung Textile, which sourced from Huafu Fashion. Huafu Fashion has sourced cotton from the Uyghur Region, operates subsidiaries there, and has been linked to state-imposed forced labour transfer programmes.
Again, in 2024, Sheffield Hallam University reported that Adidas sourced from Gain Lucky, which is an intermediary supplier to Anhui Huamo. Anhui Huamao is a major Chinese textile company with at least three subsidiaries in the Uyghur Region that have received state-imposed labour transfers.
Adidas operates multiple retail stores in Urumchi, the capital of the Uyghur Region (add map). Continuing to operate there risks normalising and legitimising the political and economic system that perpetuates forced labour and repression.
ABOUT ADIDAS
Adidas is one of the world’s largest sportswear companies. Headquartered in Germany, Adidas reported more than €24 billion in net sales in 2025, selling apparel, footwear and accessories worldwide.
Adidas' global supply chain remains exposed to serious risks of Uyghur forced labour. Researchers have repeatedly identified links between Adidas’ supply chain and companies tied to forced labour transfer programmes in the Uyghur Region.
Workers' rights organisations have documented labour rights concerns throughout Adidas’ global supply chain for decades. Uyghur organisations have repeatedly called on Adidas to eliminate forced labour risks and completely disengage from the Uyghur Region.
WHAT ADIDAS SAYS:
Adidas says it has policies in place to prevent forced labour and ensure responsible sourcing in its supply chain. It states that it:
Prohibits all forms of forced labour
Prohibits suppliers from using workers transferred through government-backed schemes (2024)
Does not source from geographies or facilities that would breach legal sanctions (2024)
Has never manufactured products in the Uyghur Region
Prohibited Tier 2 suppliers from sourcing processed yarn from the Uyghur Region in 2019 following reports linking Huafu Textiles in Aksu to forced labour (2021)
Sources all of its cotton from countries outside China, including India, Brazil or the U.S. (2022)
Has traceability and due diligence systems that meet the requirements of the US. UFLPA and other regulations (2023)
BUT this is not enough. Adidas is STILL at risk of profiting from Uyghur forced labour.
In summer 2026, our partner, the Uyghur Youth Initiative, reached out to Adidas requesting a meeting about its exposure to state-imposed forced labour and to understand what steps Adidas is taking to address these risks. Adidas did NOT respond.
ADIDAS must do better. Adidas must provide answers – and take action!
WHAT MUST ADIDAS DO?
Adidas must stop profiting from Uyghur forced labour.
We’re demanding Adidas:
Trace its entire supply chain back to the raw material level
Stop sourcing raw materials, inputs, and finished products from the Uyghur Region
End all business relationships with suppliers and companies linked to forced labour transfers
Shut down all operations – including retail stores – in the Uyghur Region
Disclose how Adidas is addressing Uyghur forced labour risks
Forced labour laws already require companies to eliminate and prevent forced labour risks throughout their supply chains – including the US UFLPA, EU FLR, and German Supply Chain Act. Let’s hold Adidas accountable.
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