The human rights organization ECCHR had filed criminal charges against several German textile brands and retailers with the Federal Prosecutor General in Karlsruhe. The accusation: companies such as Hugo Boss and Lidl are said to have directly or indirectly profited from forced labor of Uyghurs in the Chinese region of Xinjiang. The lawsuit is the harbinger of increasing pressure on companies doing business in China. Now the companies are reacting.
Von Felix Lee
Jan Hecker war einer der engsten Vertrauten von Angela Merkel. Die Bundeskanzlerin schickte ihren außenpolitischen Chef-Berater bewusst nach Peking, damit Deutschland dort von einem erfahrenen und entscheidungsstarken Diplomaten vertreten wird. Nach wenigen Tagen im Amt ist Hecker nun überraschend gestorben.
Von Michael Radunski
Jan Hecker was one of Angela Merkel's closest confidants. The Chancellor purposely sent her chief foreign policy advisor to Beijing, so that Germany would be represented by an experienced and decisive diplomat. Hecker has now passed unexpectedly after only a few days in office.
Von Michael Radunski
