Parliament: Firemount Textile Ltd: "After Inspection, No Forced Labor," Claims Minister Uteem

No cases of forced labor were found by inspectors from the Ministry of Labor at Firemount Textile Ltd. This was stated by Reza Uteem, the Minister of Labor and Industrial Relations, on Tuesday at the National Assembly.

On November 18, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO) against the textiles of this company following allegations of forced labor. According to this WRO, all textiles and garments produced ...