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  1. 2021

    Esquel Group sues over Changji Esquel's Entity List placement

    Lawsuit filed

    Esquel Group filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking relief from the economic and reputational harms it attributed to the placement of its subsidiary, Changji Esquel Textile Co. Ltd., on the U.S. Entity List. Esquel denied the allegations of forced labor.

    Stated objective. Seek acknowledgement that Changji Esquel’s blacklisting was illegal and unconstitutional, removal from the list, production of the evidence behind the determination, and reimbursement of legal fees.

    Company response

    • Denial — Esquel Group

      The company categorically denies the false allegations that have been made by the Department of Commerce – allegations that are antithetical to everything for which Esquel stands.

    Source excerpt

    • Today, Esquel Group, the Hong Kong-based textile and apparel manufacturer, has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia seeking relief from the economic and reputational harms caused by the placement of its subsidiary, Changji Esquel Textile Co. Ltd., on the U.S. Entity List.
    • The company categorically denies the false allegations that have been made by the Department of Commerce – allegations that are antithetical to everything for which Esquel stands.
    • The listing falsely implicated Changji Esquel in using forced labor in China's Xinjiang region
    Source