Uyghur Forced Labor Risks Are Shifting to Australia and Japan, Report Says

June 24, 2026 | Sourcing Journal

Despite heightened scrutiny of high-risk imports through measures such as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act in the United States and the forthcoming Forced Labour Regulation in the European Union, countries without comparable import controls remain exposed to forced labor-tainted goods, the Uyghur Human Rights Project said. Worse, they may attract them.

Cited: Report by Elijah Pockell-Wilson (Redirected Risk: Uyghur Forced Labor and the Enforcement Gap in Australia and Japan)

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