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June 15, 2022 Bloomberg News

China’s Xinjiang Uses Forced Labor in Materials, Report Says

Chinese building materials manufacturers are participating in forced labor programs in Xinjiang, according to a report published days before the US bans such goods from the remote western region.

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June 14, 2022 The Intercept

Toxic Tiles: How Vinyl Flooring Made With Uyghur Forced Labor Ends Up at Big Box Stores

The story of vinyl flooring begins 6,600 miles away in the Xinjiang region of northwestern China, where it is intertwined with the persecution of the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs.

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June 9, 2022 EU Reporter

EU Urged to Follow US ‘Model’ in Combating Forced Labour

The European Commission was told that a “whole series” of other measures will be required to put pressure on China to end the forced labour of Uyghurs.

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June 9, 2022 Reuters

UN’s ILO Recommends China Mission on Xinjiang Labour Practices

A committee of the U.N.'s International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for a mission to further review China's labour policies in Xinjiang where rights groups allege forced labour of Muslim Uyghurs, two sources said on Thursday.

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June 8, 2022 Quartz

The Industries Hit Hardest by a US ban on Imports From Xinjiang

On June 21, the US will begin enforcing a ban on goods from Xinjiang, a major manufacturing hub and the site of extensive alleged human rights violations against the region’s Uyghur minority.

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June 2, 2022 Sustainable Brands

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Mandates Supply Chain Due Diligence

A big change is coming for companies and brands that source anything from China. Within a few weeks, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) will come into effect. Passed late last year with bi-partisan support, the bill was created after several reports and investigations found that a variety of goods being produced by Uyghur workers in conditions of forced labor were being imported into the United States.

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June 2, 2022 Reuters

U.S. and Others Seek ILO China Mission to Probe Alleged Xinjiang Abuses

The United States, Britain and other countries on Thursday called for the International Labour Organization to set up a mission to probe alleged labour abuses in China's Xinjiang and urged Beijing to allow unfettered access.

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June 1, 2022 Leigh Day

Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region: activists, campaigners and lawyers call for urgent action in the European Parliament

Oliver Holland and Claire Powell from the International Department report on the work of the Coalition to End Uyghur Forced Labour and their attendance at the recent public panel event at the European Parliament in Brussels.

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May 31, 2022 Forbes

The Xinjiang Police Files Should Prompt Action Against Uyghur Genocide

Countries around the globe should band together in offering shelter from the CCP’s human rights violations. Countries must also tighten up their efforts to combat the well-documented use of Uyghur forced labor.

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May 28, 2022 The New York Times

‘Escalation of Secrecy’: Global Brands Seek Clarity on Xinjiang

Companies that sourced cotton from the region in China are weighing evidence of forced labor, a lack of visibility into operations and new regulation.

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