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August 5, 2026 Human Rights Watch

US Government’s Uyghur Forced Labor List Targets Aluminum

The recent addition of 43 Chinese companies, including aluminum producers, to a US government forced labor list underscores the need for car companies to disengage from suppliers linked to Uyghur forced labor.

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August 1, 2026 The Independent

US Adds 43 More Chinese Companies to Import Ban List Over Alleged Forced Labor

The United States has significantly expanded its ban on imports from Chinese companies, adding 43 more entities to a list targeting alleged human rights abuses against Uyghur and other minority groups.

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July 31, 2026 Center for Strategic and International Studies

A Global Forced Labor Import Regime Is Emerging—Can It Work?

In places where forced labor is practically intractable because it is state imposed—such as in the Uyghur region of China, in North Korea, or in the cotton industry in Turkmenistan—forced labor import prohibitions typically will not change the experience of workers on the ground, but they do put pressure on companies to move away from suppliers known to be engaged in the forced labor.

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July 26, 2026 ABC News

Leggo’s, Coles and Aldi Selling Chinese Tomatoes as ‘Australian’ and ‘Italian’ in Products, Forensic Testing Finds

One of Australia's biggest tomato brands and two major supermarkets are selling products that independent scientific testing shows do not match the country of origin stated on their labels.

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July 8, 2026 Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Australia’s Door is Still Open to Goods Made with Uyghur Forced Labour

Australia is leaving its market exposed to goods tied to Uyghur forced labour. As the United States and European Union move to block such goods, countries with weaker import controls risk becoming destination markets for products facing tougher scrutiny elsewhere. For Australia, this risk is not theoretical; it’s happening now.

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July 1, 2026 Sourcing Journal

America at 250: Can the US Get the World to Join Its Forced Labor Fight?

As the United States rings in 250 years of its founding ideals of liberty, a newer milestone is testing those values on the global stage. This year marks the fourth anniversary of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, America’s most ambitious effort to reshape global supply chains by requiring companies to prove their goods are free of state-sponsored forced labor...

June 18, 2026 Ecotextile News

UFLPA Crackdown Fears As Enforcement Dips

A global coalition of NGOs has warned that enforcement of the US Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) is falling behind the shifting realities of state‑imposed labour in China, four years after the law came into force.

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June 16, 2026 The Globe and Mail

How Canada Can Stand Against Forced Labour in China

Canada has introduced new, stronger legislation on forced labour in response to the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) Section 301 investigation...

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June 12, 2026 The Globe and Mail

Ottawa Introduces Law Requiring Shippers to Prove Imports Are Free From Forced Labour

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is proposing a new law to block imports of forced labour that would put the onus on shippers to prove their goods are free of coerced work.

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May 29, 2026 Financial Times

How China is Breaking Apart a People and its Culture

Researchers and rights groups say repression in the region now extends towards the long-term remaking of Uyghur society. Beijing has expanded labour transfer programmes that move Uyghurs into factory work elsewhere in the country...

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