Chinese Prison ID Found Sewn in Coat Sold in UK

A Chinese prison ID was found to be sewn in a coat by a shopper from Derbyshire who bought it in a Black Friday sale. The discovery has raised fresh concerns over the presence of forced labour in the UK’s supply chains. Regatta, the British fashion brand that sold the coat, said the card appeared to belong to an employee of the Chinese factory who had previously spent time in prison. It also refuted the implication that they use forced prison labour. The woman who bought the coat, who didn’t want to be named, told the Guardian that she received the coat on Nov. 22 and cut it after feeling a hard rectangular item in the right sleeve that restricted the movement of her elbow....