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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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May 28, 2022 International Policy Digest

Companies have a Vital Role to Play in Combating Forced Labour

The suffering of Uyghur Muslims in China and testimonies demonstrating that they are victims of forced labour have triggered policy reactions in the West, resulting in regulations on companies that are trading with Chinese firms to make sure that there is no forced labour benefitting their supply chains.

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May 25, 2022 The National Law Review

CBP Releases Known Importer Letters and Enforcement Guidance Relating to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a statement on its website that it would be issuing letters to importers identified as having previously imported merchandise from locations or entities potentially subject to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). CBP just recently released two sample Known Importer Letters.

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May 21, 2022 NPR

How Goods Made with Forced Labour End Up in Your Local American Store

A new report from C4ADS, a nonprofit data analysis group based in Washington, says those goods that consumers worldwide are buying could be made with forced labour.

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