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January 14, 2025 New York Times

Biden Administration Adds 37 Chinese Companies to Forced Labor List

The Biden administration said on Tuesday that it would block imports from more than three dozen Chinese companies, citing their alleged ties to forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China.

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January 7, 2025 The Guardian

Shein Lawyer Accused of ‘Wilful Ignorance’ Over Cotton Linked to Forced Uyghur Labour

The online fashion seller Shein has refused to reassure British MPs that its products do not include cotton produced in the Xinjiang region of China, which has been linked to forced Uyghur labour, prompting one MP to accuse its representative of “wilful ignorance”.

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December 12, 2024 Reuters

Exclusive: Shein IPO: UK Regulator Decision Slowed by NGO Challenge, Sources Say

Britain's financial regulator is taking longer than usual to approve fast-fashion retailer Shein's IPO because it is checking its supply chain oversight and assessing legal risks after an advocacy group for China's Uyghur population challenged the listing, according to two sources close to the matter.

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December 5, 2024 The Wire China

Bad-tasting Medicine

Deep linkages exist between forced labor in Xinjiang and the global pharmaceutical supply chain, according to a new report.

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December 2, 2024 BBC

‘Italian’ Purees in UK Supermarkets Likely to Contain Chinese Forced-Labour Tomatoes

“Italian” tomato purees sold by several UK supermarkets appear to contain tomatoes grown and picked in China using forced labour, the BBC has found.

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November 27, 2024 Der Spiegel

Volkswagen verkauft umstrittenes Werk in chinesischer Region Xinjiang

China unterdrückt brutal die Minderheit der Uiguren in Xinjiang – und Volkswagen betreibt ausgerechnet dort eine Fabrik. Nun trennt sich der Konzern von dem Werk. Aktionärsvertreter und das Land Niedersachsen begrüßen die Entscheidung.

November 27, 2024 Reuters

VW Buckles After Years of Pressure to Sell Up in Xinjiang

Volkswagen will sell its operations in China's Xinjiang, it said on Wednesday, after years of mounting pressure to abandon its presence in a region where rights groups have documented abuses against the Uyghur population.

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November 27, 2024 New York Times

Volkswagen Says It Is Exiting China’s Xinjiang Region After 12 Years

Volkswagen said on Wednesday that it was disposing of its stakes in its facilities in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region, exiting an area now known for China’s crackdown on predominantly Muslim ethnic groups there.

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November 27, 2024 ZDFheute

Volkswagen zieht sich aus Xinjiang zurück

Immer wieder gab es Vorwürfe von Menschenrechtsverletzungen in der VW-Fabrik im chinesischen Ürümqi, die Produktion ruhte zuletzt. Nun verkauft VW seine Beteiligungen.

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November 22, 2024 Wall Street Journal

U.S. to Add Nearly 30 Chinese Companies to Forced-Labor Blacklist

The Biden administration will block imports from more than two dozen Chinese companies over their alleged links to forced labor in the country’s Xinjiang region, its largest-ever expansion of a ban list that took effect in 2022.

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