On Wednesday, human rights organizations revealed that they have lodged a fresh complaint in France targeting major clothing brands
Forced Labour
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This year Chinese companies are producing one million tons of corn in the Sanji Hui Autonomous Prefecture of the so-called Uyghur Autonomous Region (East Turkistan).
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Uyghur Forced labor & human trafficking
UN releases report confirming Uyghur forced labor and CCP crimes against humanity
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderThe United Nations has released a report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, mentioning the Chinese government’s crimes against Uyghurs and other Turkic people.
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Uyghur Forced labor & human trafficking
Development bank accused of lending millions to companies linked to forced Uyghur labor
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderThe International Finance Corporation (IFC), one of the leading global development banks, has provided hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to companies in the Chinese occupied Uyghursistan (that China refers to as Xinjiang), reveals a new report released by Atlantic Council, Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice and NomoGaia.
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Uyghur Forced labor & human trafficking
France investigates fashion businesses in connection to accusations of forced Uyghur labor
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderIn a recent interview on BFM-TV French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann (Place Publique) said, that France must ban products linked to Uyghur forced labor. Several multinational companies in the French market use Chinese subcontractors with links to Chinese concentration camps and coerced labor. The system uses slaves, not employees, Glucksmann continues.
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Uyghur Genocide
Biden signs bill banning imports from ‘Xinjiang’ over forced labor concerns
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderWASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, December 23rd, U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law legislation that bans imports from Xinjiang, the Uyghur Autonomous in North-Eastern China (that Uyghurs prefer to call Uyghurstan / East Turkistan). It comes over concerns about forced labor, the White House reported. The bill received final congressional approval on December 16th.
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Uyghur Genocide
Intel apologizes for banning use of components manufactured in ‘Xinjiang’
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderIntel, a US-based semiconductor manufacturer, has landed at odds with Beijing over human rights.
Intel has apologized to its Chinese suppliers for the ban of using components from ‘Xinjiang’. The ban created fiery discussions among Chinese netizens on Weibo, calling for Beijing to punish Intel.
The controversy started after Intel sent a note to its Chinese suppliers saying they should not use Xinjiang-made components in Intel’s chips. -
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China’s “Xinjiang Tomato War”
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderJust as the world is coming to grips with the Xinjiang cotton war, there is another conflict looming on the horizon: the Xinjiang tomato war!