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Volkswagen's audit of its Xinjiang factory, intended to address allegations about forced labour, has faced criticism for allegedly failing to meet international standards.

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7 Jul 2024

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11 Jun 2024

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U.S. added three Chinese companies in the seafood, aluminum, and footwear industries to its entity list, banning exports due to alleged forced labor of Uyghurs and other persecuted groups, bringing the total to 68.

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19 May 2024

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1 May 2024

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US official tells Congress that Chinese government restrictions make due diligence on forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang supply chains "impossible," leaving companies no choice but to stop operating there to comply with US law.

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24 Apr 2024

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The Canada Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) closed a complaint alleging Canadian mining company GobiMin Inc.'s links to Uyghur forced labor in China after GobiMin engaged in dispute resolution, provided information on its Xinjiang project, and committed to a responsible exit policy.

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15 Apr 2024

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Taiwan's cabinet is proposing to amend its anti-human trafficking law to prohibit the import and export of goods made with forced labor, following the model of the US Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, pending a research report and potential implementation challenges.

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22 Feb 2024

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14 Feb 2024

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Bipartisan congressional leaders have called on the Biden administration to intensify efforts against imports linked to Chinese forced labor, highlighting a loophole exploited by e-commerce firms like Shein and Temu, and advocating for stricter scrutiny on goods like gold, seafood, and critical minerals.

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6 Dec 2023

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13 Oct 2023

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12 Jul 2023

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21 Nov 2022

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Laboratory testing conducted for Bloomberg News on two occasions this year found that garments shipped to the US by Shein were made with cotton from China’s Xinjiang region.

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25 Oct 2022

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25 Oct 2022

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2 Sep 2022

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15 Aug 2022

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Roth Capital says 3 gigawatts of modules have been held; Disruption in trade may slow renewables expansion in America

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11 Aug 2022

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Companies say they fear the law that came into effect Tuesday aiming to prevent shipping of goods using forced labour is difficult and costly to comply with

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17 Jun 2022

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16 Jun 2022

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Retailers highlighting issue of forced labor face backlash from Chinese consumers

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19 Apr 2021

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14 Apr 2021

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Kagome first major Japanese corporation to cut ties over Uyghur issue

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12 Apr 2021

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9 Apr 2021

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7 Apr 2021

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31 Mar 2021

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Investors are putting pressure on Western companies over alleged human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, requesting more information about supply chains and urging companies to act to prevent abuse.

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30 Mar 2021

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China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) says in a statement that some foreign brands are suspected of violating human rights in China’s Xinjiang by excluding Xinjiang cotton and its products from their supply chains in the name of so-called supply chain compliance.

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25 Mar 2021

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24 Mar 2021

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17 Mar 2021

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This report examines the extent to which the forced labour of Uyghurs and other ethnic minority groups in the Xinjiang is contributing to UK value chains. It also makes a series of recommendations to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for ensuring that UK businesses do not profit from human rights abuses.

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17 Mar 2021

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11 Mar 2021

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11 Mar 2021

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11 Mar 2021

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2 Mar 2021

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2 Mar 2021

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2 Mar 2021

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28 Feb 2021

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23 Feb 2021

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8 Feb 2021

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5 Feb 2021

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Apple, Inditex, Nike and PVH provided responses to the Coalition’s disclosure request. Adidas, Amazon, Campbell Soup, Coca-Cola, Gap, Heinz, Kohl’s, L Brands, Nordstrom, Ross, Target, TJX and Walmart have not provided responses to the Coalition’s disclosure request.

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1 Feb 2021

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The report said that the cotton textile industry in the region has made remarkable progress in creating jobs, increasing farmers' income and improving people's living standard.

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30 Jan 2021

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25 Jan 2021

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Swedish public procurer SKL Kommentus Inköpscentral, the Swedish Regions and the Church of Sweden have produced a joint letter requiring their suppliers to take certain actions following concerns over the Uyghur forced labour.

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21 Jan 2021

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20 Jan 2021

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The State Department declared that the Chinese government is committing genocide and crimes against humanity through its wide-scale repression of Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities in its northwestern region of Xinjiang, including in its use of internment camps and forced sterilization.

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19 Jan 2021

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14 Jan 2021

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The withhold-release order will apply to products including apparel, textiles, tomato seeds, canned tomatoes and tomato sauce, and will apply at all US ports of entry

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13 Jan 2021

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12 Jan 2021

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12 Jan 2021

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12 Jan 2021

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A new report shows some of the world’s biggest solar companies work with the Chinese government to absorb workers from Xinjiang, programs that are often seen as a red flag for forced labor.

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7 Jan 2021

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New documents show Lens Technology, which makes iPhone glass and is owned by China’s richest woman, received Uighur Muslim laborers transferred from Xinjiang.

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6 Jan 2021

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23 Dec 2020

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Following mounting evidence on human rights abuses of Uyghur workers and other ethnic minorities from a range of credible sources and concerns from civil society organizations, the FLA banned its members from sourcing from Xinjiang, China, a first in its 20 year history.

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15 Dec 2020

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An internal report claims the face-scanning system could trigger a ‘Uighur alarm,’ sparking concerns that the software could help fuel China’s crackdown on the mostly Muslim minority group.

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15 Dec 2020

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9 Dec 2020

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2 Dec 2020

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Business groups and major companies like Apple have been pressing Congress to alter legislation cracking down on imports of goods made with forced labor from persecuted Muslim minorities in China.

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24 Nov 2020

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12 Nov 2020

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22 Oct 2020

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The solar industry's growing dependence on China's autonomous Xinjiang region for a critical raw material poses mounting risks to a wide range of companies as the U.S. government moves to confront Beijing over alleged human rights abuses there.

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21 Oct 2020

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9 Oct 2020

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The recent refusal by five international auditing firms to inspect for labor abuses in Xinjiang is a moment for the auditing and certifications industry to rethink its approach to “social audits” everywhere.

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23 Sep 2020

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21 Sep 2020

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This report gives evidence of the gaps in the current European Union (EU) export regulation framework for digital surveillance technologies and provides the EU institutions and its member states with actionable recommendations to improve the protections of human rights in the upcoming Recast Dual Use Regulation. Amnesty International investigated the exports of digital surveillance technologies from Europe to China, a country that (mis)uses its criminal law system to restrict human rights.

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18 Sep 2020

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17 Sep 2020

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1 Dec 2019

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17 Nov 2019

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22 Oct 2019

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18 Oct 2019

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6 Aug 2019

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13 Mar 2019

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21 Feb 2019

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