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March 4, 2024 Politico

On Chinese Forced Labor, Europe Plays Catch-up With the US

An EU ban on imported goods made using forced labor would be weaker than existing U.S. legislation — and risks turning the bloc into a “dumping ground,” campaigners warn.

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February 28, 2024 WSR-Network

No Bar too Low: Social Auditing State-Sponsored Forced Labor

Are there truly no red lines for the social auditing industry? The Löning-Volkswagen case shows that there remain firms still willing to perform cursory audits to suit their clients’ business needs – not human rights responsibilities.

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February 9, 2024 Sourcing Journal

EU Council Delays Critical CSDDD Vote. Now What?

The European Council postponed on Friday a pivotal vote that many have characterized as mandatory supply chain oversight’s make-or-break moment.

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February 8, 2024 Sourcing Journal

EU’s Forced Labor Proposal Still Needs Improvement, Rights Groups Say

The European Union might be gearing up for final negotiations over a much-anticipated regulation that would bar products made with forced labor from the world’s largest single market, but several “key” issues still need to be considered to make it a success, dozens of civil society groups and trade unions said this week.

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February 1, 2024 The Guardian

Carmakers May Be Using Aluminium Made by Uyghur Forced Labour, NGO Investigation Finds

Car manufacturers Toyota, Volkswagen, Tesla, General Motors and BYD may be using aluminium made by Uyghur forced labour in their supply chains and could do more to minimise that risk, Human Rights Watch says.

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February 1, 2024 Financial Times

China’s Xinjiang Aluminium Boom Exposes Global Carmakers to Forced Labour

Many of the world’s biggest carmakers are buying aluminium produced by victims of forced labour in China’s Xinjiang region, according to a new report that details how the supply chains of multinational companies could be implicated in Beijing’s long-running campaign of repression.

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January 29, 2024 Sourcing Journal

EU Ready for ‘Final Negotiations’ on Forced Labor Legislation

The European Council is ready to begin negotiations with the European Parliament on a regulation barring products made with forced labor from the European Union.

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January 26, 2024 Sourcing Journal

The Green Energy Transition Has a Uyghur Forced Labor Problem

The race for renewable energy faces a major hurdle: Uyghur forced labor. Simply put, a new policy briefing says, investors and governments are not doing enough to proactively and effectively address “systemic” modern slavery risks in green technologies due to a reliance on supply chains stemming from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region...

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January 23, 2024 Independent

Warning Over Failures to Address Uyghur Forced Labour Risks in Renewable Sector

Investors and governments are not adequately addressing Uyghur forced labour risks in the renewable energy sector, research has found. Anti-Slavery International, the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice and the Investor Alliance for Human Rights published an investor guidance and policy briefing on green technology supply chains on Monday.

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January 22, 2024 The Globe and Mail

Why Canada Will Continue to be a Dumping Ground of Products Made with Forced Labour

On Jan. 1, the Forced Labour and Supply Chain Reporting Law, which aims to curb the importation of goods made through forced labour, came into effect. The law is toothless. It merely requires companies to report on their efforts to keep forced labour out of their supply chains.

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