In the fourth quarter of 2023, BASF completed the process of selling its shares in the two joint venture companies BASF Markor Chemical Manufacturing (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. and Markor Meiou Chemical (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. initiated in Korla, “Xinjiang”, BASF writes on its website
Forced Labour
Carmakers, such as General Motors, Tesla, BYD, Toyota, and Volkswagen, are risking using Uyghur forced labor in their aluminum supply chains, Human Rights Watch reports.
New Xinjiang Police Files evidence shows that Uyghurs were sent from re-education camps directly to vocational institutions that organized job fairs with Volkswagen & advertised degrees with Volkswagen as a typical work destination
On Wednesday, human rights organizations revealed that they have lodged a fresh complaint in France targeting major clothing brands
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).
The 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.
The 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.
In 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.
WASHINGTON, 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.
Intel, 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.