Posts Tagged ‘Forced Labor’
Denial of Rights: Free Trade Zones, Kashgar, and Spaces of Exception
Just over a year ago, China’s State Council, the nation’s chief administrative authority, issued a plan to create the Xinjiang Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ).
Read MoreNew Report Finds Common Household Medication at High Risk of Being Linked to Uyghur Forced Labour
The pharmaceutical industry must immediately cut ties with the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Uyghur Region) and ensure no ingredients and other related products are linked to the egregious human rights abuses occurring in the Region.
Read MoreCoalition Calls on Industry to Cease Audits in Uyghur Region
Anyone conducting social audits in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Uyghur Region) should cease doing so immediately.
Read MoreUHRP Welcomes White House Action to Curb “De Minimis” Loophole and Strengthen Forced Labor Protections
September 17, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. EDTFor Immediate ReleaseContact: Omer Kanat +1 (202) 819-0598, Peter Irwin +1 (646) 906-7722 The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) applauds the Biden-Harris Administration’s new executive actions addressing the growing abuse of the “de minimis exemption” in U.S. trade law, particularly by China-founded e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu. These…
Read MoreSeafood, Aluminium, and PVC face new scrutiny under Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act enforcement efforts
The Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region welcomes the addition of three high-priority sectors – seafood, aluminium, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) – for Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) enforcement.
Read MoreRecent Entity List Additions are an Important Step in Strengthening UFLPA Enforcement
The Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region welcomes the addition of 26 textile companies, specifically, cotton traders and warehouse facilities, to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, which is maintained by the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF).
Read MoreUHRP Urges Italian Government to Investigate Uyghur Region Imports
May 7, 2024 UHRP, together with the Uyghur American Association and Safeguard Defenders, has jointly written a letter to the Italian Ambassador to the United States, urging her and the Italian government to investigate the import of goods from the Uyghur Region from the China-Europe Railway Express. State-sponsored forced labor is pervasive in the Uyghur…
Read MoreUyghur Forced Labour-Made Goods Are Losing Market Access, after EU Vote
The vote to approve the European Union’s (EU) Forced Labour Regulation by country ambassadors in the Committee of Permanent Representatives in the European Union (COREPER) sends a clear message to companies: forced labour in supply chains will no longer be tolerated.
Read MoreSocial Audits Fail to Identify State-Imposed Forced Labour
62 groups call on consultancies, auditors, certification bodies, and other service providers to immediately cease providing services in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Uyghur Region).
Read MoreSolar Stewardship Initiative Fails to Address Solar Industry Reliance on Uyghur Forced Labour
The Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI), a joint initiative of Solar Power Europe and Solar Energy UK, fails its members and the wider solar industry by remaining silent on Uyghur forced labour, the most pervasive and severe human rights risk in the solar sector.
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