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Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2021

    NGO files complaint against German companies over alleged Xinjiang forced labor

    Lawsuit filed

    The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights filed a complaint against five German companies, including Hugo Boss and Lidl, accusing their executives of covering up and profiting from possible forced labor in Xinjiang. The organization asked Germany's Federal Prosecutor General to investigate possible forced labor and the companies' potential legal responsibility; the article does not report a finding that the allegations were proven.

    Company response

    • Ongoing disclosure — Lidl

      Lidl公司将会“持续、系统地核查潜在的风险，如供应链中是否存在侵犯人权的现象”，并“在必要时采取措施予以纠正”。

    • Clarification — Hugo Boss

      针对供应商的一些指控，Hugo Boss也对生产企业进行了自我审查，并没有发现强迫劳动的迹象。

    Source excerpt

    • 非政府组织欧洲宪法和人权中心对成衣企业Hugo Boss和连锁超市Lidl等5家德国企业提出诉讼，指控这些企业的负责人包庇新疆可能存在的强迫劳动并从中获益。
    • 针对供应商的一些指控，Hugo Boss也对生产企业进行了自我审查，并没有发现强迫劳动的迹象。
    • Lidl公司将会“持续、系统地核查潜在的风险，如供应链中是否存在侵犯人权的现象”，并“在必要时采取措施予以纠正”。
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  2. 1931

    Nazi Party membership and wartime uniform production

    Founder Hugo Ferdinand Boss joined the Nazi Party and the company produced uniforms for Nazi organizations and German military bodies. The factory also used forced labor during the Second World War. Postwar authorities sanctioned Boss, and the company later supported compensation and historical research and expressed regret for the harm caused.

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  3. Nazi-era production and forced-labor history

    Historical research has documented the company’s production of uniforms during the Nazi period and its use of forced labor during the Second World War. This is a historical reputational issue rather than a contemporary product or financial scandal.

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