Posts Tagged ‘Forced Labor’
UHRP 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.
Read MoreBusinesses Must Immediately Exit the Uyghur Region
All companies with operations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Uyghur Region) should immediately exit the Region.
Read MoreFrom Sea and Land: Multi-Year Research Uncovers Forced Uyghur Labor in Yet More Products
The reports that uncover these chains of hidden complicity are like a gift to a suffering people. The research makes it clear that a wide range of businesses must take urgent action to stop complicity.
Read MoreUHRP Hails House Passage of Legislation Banning Use of Taxpayer Dollars for Goods Made with Uyghur Forced Labor
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) applauds passage of the “No Dollars for Uyghur Forced Labor” Act, a bill introduced in the House that would prohibit the US State Department and development agency from funding the purchase of goods made in the Uyghur region.
Read MoreChina’s Sanctions on Researchers Uncovering Uyghur Forced Labor Are Latest in Intimidation Campaign
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) expresses deep concern over the recently announced sanctions targeting research on Uyghur forced labor in global supply chains, the latest salvo in the Chinese government’s campaign of intimidation.
Read MoreFresh Evidence Confirms Solar Industry Still Heavily Reliant on the Uyghur Region
Over-Exposed: Uyghur Region Exposure Assessment for Solar Industry Sourcing provides an in-depth analysis of 10 solar module manufacturers, including Jinko Solar, Canadian Solar, and LONGi Solar, documenting their alleged exposure to the Uyghur Region.
Read MoreUHRP Submits Comprehensive Report for UN Consideration of China’s Human Rights Record
The government of China is perpetrating crimes against humanity and genocide in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region targeting Uyghur and other Turkic and Muslim-majority peoples on the basis of religion and ethnicity.
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