Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Yeezy partnership dispute
Kanye West publicly accused Gap of failing to honor aspects of the Yeezy Gap arrangement. Gap ended the partnership in September 2022; the supplied material does not establish a judicial finding of wrongdoing.
2020
Alleged links to Xinjiang forced-labor supply chains
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute listed Gap among major brands it said had possible connections to supply chains involving forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang. The allegation formed part of wider scrutiny of apparel sourcing and human-rights due diligence.
2007
Child-labor allegations involving an Indian supplier
BBC footage associated a garment sold by Gap in the United Kingdom with child labor in an Indian production setting. Gap said it had not known about the alleged breach, removed and destroyed the item, and promised to investigate its ethical sourcing requirements.