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September 14, 2022 New York Times

Europe Plans to Ban Goods Made With Forced Labor

BRUSSELS — The European Union said on Wednesday that it aimed to ban all goods that were the product of forced labor, a move that analysts predicted could hit exports from Xinjiang, the Chinese region where Beijing is believed to be forcing ethnic Uyghurs to work in camps.

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September 11, 2022 The Brussels Times

EU needs to ‘get tough’ on widespread slave labour goods, say experts

Everyday goods used in Europe, from components in smartphones, to the cotton used for clothing, may contain materials manufactured with slave labour. According to experts, it is now more than likely that the average European regularly uses goods containing materials made from slave labour.

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September 9, 2022 Reuters

Exclusive EU aims to ban products, imports made with forced labour – document

Products made with forced labour or those imported into the 27-country European Union will be banned under draft rules, according to an EU document seen by Reuters, a move driven by EU lawmakers concerned about human rights in the Chinese province of Xinjiang.

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September 6, 2022 Eco-Business

Fashion firms without Xinjiang cotton ban maintain position in wake of UN report

Major apparel brands which have not entirely cut ties with cotton produced in Xinjiang, China, appear to have maintained their existing stances after a United Nations (UN) report released on Wednesday (31 August) said the Uyghur ethnic community may be facing crimes against humanity in the region.

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September 2, 2022 Sourcing Journal

China May Have Committed ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ in Xinjiang, UN Says

China’s mistreatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in its northwestern region of Xinjiang may “constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity,” the United Nations human-rights office said in a long-awaited—and oft-delayed—report issued Wednesday.

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September 1, 2022 The Guardian

Five key points from the UN report on Xinjiang human rights abuses

China has committed “serious human rights violations” against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province which may amount to crimes against humanity, the outgoing UN human rights commissioner has said in a long-awaited and damning report.

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August 31, 2022 Axios

UN report finds “serious human rights violations” in Xinjiang

The UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner released a long-awaited report Wednesday detailing the Chinese government's "serious human rights violations" in Xinjiang, which the U.S. has deemed a genocide against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities.

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August 31, 2022 Bloomberg News

UN Report Accuses China of ‘Serious’ Rights Abuses in Xinjiang

China committed “serious human rights abuses” -- and potentially crimes against humanity -- in Xinjiang, a top UN official said, bolstering international efforts to pressure Beijing to change its policies toward the region’s Muslim minority.

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August 28, 2022 The Wire China

Date Deception

How are products blatantly labeled as from Xinjiang being sold on U.S. supermarket shelves? It turns out that red dates — small fruits also known as jujubes — are the third largest agricultural export by volume from Xinjiang, behind cotton and tomatoes — both of which have already been strongly linked to forced labor.

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August 17, 2022 South China Morning Post

UN rapporteur finds it ‘reasonable to conclude’ forced labour is occurring in Xinjiang

A United Nations expert on slavery has found it “reasonable to conclude” that forced labour is taking place in the China’s far-western region of Xinjiang.

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