By Nathan Strout published in seafoodsource.com U.S. regulatory agencies will host a series of three webinars in November to discuss the ramifications of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act on the seafood sector. The webinars come roughly a year after scandalous reports by the Outlaw Ocean Project revealed a litany of labor […]
Uyghur Forced labor & human trafficking
Uyghur Forced labor & human trafficking
By Uyghur Times Staff | October 8, 2024 A new report from C4ADS, titled Side Effects: The Human Rights Implications of Global Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Linkages to XUAR, uncovers disturbing connections between the global pharmaceutical industry and forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), referred to as East […]
The U.S. has added two Chinese companies to its Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) blacklist over forced labor accusations. The Department of Homeland Security placed a Chinese steel manufacturer and an artificial sweetener maker on the list, which now includes 75 entities banned from importing goods tied to forced […]
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) have introduced the No Funds for Forced Labor Act, aiming to block U.S. funding for international projects using forced labor, particularly in China’s Xinjiang region. The bill requires the U.S. Treasury to oppose such projects through international financial institutions. This initiative […]
Volkswagen’s recent audit of its plant in the Uyghur homeland, which the company claimed cleared it of allegations of forced labor, has been criticized for failing to meet international standards, according to a review of the leaked report. In December, VW announced that an audit had found “no indications of […]
Chinese fashion giant Shein is under fire for allegedly using forced labor from Uyghurs to produce its clothing. Human rights group Stop Uyghur Genocide (SUG) has submitted evidence to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) urging the regulator to block Shein from listing its shares on the London Stock Exchange. […]
Author: By Uyghur Times Staff Time and Date: Aug 8, 2024 The United States has announced a ban on imports from five additional Chinese companies due to their alleged involvement in human rights abuses against Uyghurs, part of an ongoing effort to eliminate goods produced with forced labor from the […]
Author: Uyghur Times StaffDate: June 28, 2024 London: The UK Court of Appeal has ruled that the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) previous decision not to investigate the importation of cotton products manufactured by forced labor in Uyghurland,aka Xinjiang China, was unlawful. This landmark ruling, brought by the Global Legal Action […]
By Tahir Imin Uyghurian While we are living freely during this time, millions of young Uyghur boys and girls are being enslaved in conditions similar to the black Africans who were captured and enslaved in historical films – under severe physical and mental oppression and humiliation. They are separated from […]
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a ban on imports from three Chinese companies, citing their use of Uyghur forced labor. The companies blacklisted on Tuesday are a seafood processor, a shoe maker, and a manufacturer of aluminum and carbon graphite. This action, taken under the Uyghur Forced […]