Controversies[edit]

In January 2015, a number of labor rights violations were reported at Uniqlo suppliers in China. [72][73][74]
[75]
 Uniqlo pledged to remedy the violations.[76][77]
In June 2015, Uniqlo factory workers went on strike in relation to lay-offs. [78][79]
In November 2015, investigations into the measures Uniqlo introduced in the wake of the January
2015 revelations found that the remedies had been only partially successful, with significant
violations continuing to occur.[80][81]
In October 2016, the report This Way to Dystopia: Exposing UNIQLO's Abuse of Chinese Garment
Workers[82] by SACOM and War on Want claimed that it was still the case that "excessive overtime,
low pay, dangerous working conditions and oppressive management" were common in Uniqlo
factories in China and Cambodia.
In 2019, a number of Australian workers reported that bullying and harassment is rife, there were
"shouting rooms", and a toxic work culture. They claimed they had to work 18-hour days, had to fold
seven shirts per minute, and that everyone leaves with "some form of PTSD". [83]

Window sign in Shinjuku, 2010.

Notable projects[edit]
Artist collaborations
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 Billie Eillish
 BT21
 Takashi Murakami
 Kaws
 Andy Warhol
 Ray and Charles Eames
 Jean-Michel Basquiat
 Keith Haring
 Alexander Wang
 Inès de La Fressange
 JW Anderson
  Hana Tajima
 Roger Federer
"Art for All" partnership with Jeffrey Deitch[edit]
Launching on 20 January 2017, "Art for All" is a partnership with New York art dealer and
curator Jeffrey Deitch. The project is centered around the sale of 65 limited-edition products made
by commissioned artists such as Marie Roberts, Starlee Kine and Ken Kagami. With a focus on
making the collecting of artworks available to a larger audience, the items on sale will all be available
for under $100.[84]

Awards[edit]
The German fashion designer Jil Sander joined Uniqlo in 2009, and was appointed creative
director of the brand's menswear and womenswear – as well as launching a new label, +J collection,
which won the 2011 Brit Insurance Design Fashion Award. [85]