Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
January 2023
We write in advance of the review of the People’s Republic of China by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (hereafter “The Committee”) on its compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (hereafter “The Covenant”).
This submission presents evidence of extensive and systematic forced labour for agriculture and industry in or around internment camps, prisons, and workplaces across the Uyghur Region and China, perpetrated by the Chinese government. We provide evidence in relation to violations of Articles 2(2), 6, and 7 of the Covenant, and include suggested questions and recommendations for Committee members to consider during the periodic review of China.