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. […]
Uyghur Forced labor & human trafficking
Uyghur Forced labor & human trafficking
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 […]
The Uyghur homeland, central to allegations of forced labor in China’s seafood industry, has markedly increased its seafood production. The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, or Bingtuan, a corporate unit of the Chinese army, reported a production value of CNY 112 million (USD 15.6 million, EUR 14.5 million) in Q1 […]
China has wound down its re-education camps, but is still using work to remould the thinking of Uyghurs In a village near the ancient Silk Road town of Yarkand, on the edge of the Taklamakan desert in the far-western region of Xinjiang, the gongzuodui has been busy. The term means “work team”. In […]
Author: By Uyghur Times Staff MAY 20,2024 Opening: Major automakers have been caught importing cars, parts, and components to the United States that were produced using forced labor from the Uyghur region (Aka East Turkistan), according to a damning Senate investigation. Location: Washington, D.C. Details:The two-year probe by the Democratic […]
By Uyghur Times Staff, May 17 Opening: The United States has taken a significant step in its efforts to address human rights concerns in the Uyghur region by barring imports from 26 Chinese cotton traders or warehouse facilities linked to allegations of forced labor involving Uyghur people. Details: The move […]
EU lawmakers voted to ban products made using forced labor , including those made in China with Uygur forced labor, despite possible tensions with Beijing. The law, though not directly naming China, is expected to target imports from the region where the Uyghur people live. The legislation, backed by 555 […]