Category: forced labor

US Firms Are Profiting From Uyghur Forced Labor: Expert

A parade of witnesses told the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Wednesday that it is all but impossible for U.S. firms to buy goods or services from China’s Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang that are not produced with forced labor. That is because Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities have imposed such a pervasive…


US House Reintroduces Bill to Ban All Xinjiang Goods Made With Forced Labor

The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 1 reintroduced a bill with bipartisan backing that would make it illegal to import into the United States all goods from China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, unless it can prove that forced labor was not involved in their production.


Canada Warns Companies Against Using Supply Chains Involved in Forced Labour in China’s Xinjiang

The federal government warned Canadian companies operating in and doing business with China of risks they face if their supply chains are involved in forced labour, citing credible reports of human rights abuses. Global Affairs Canada and the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service issued an advisory last week notifying Canadian firms of the legal and reputation risks of doing businesses…


Inside China’s Xinyang Prison: Abuse and Forced Labor

Xinyang Prison is described as the “worst” prison in China’s Henan Province. A human rights activist shared his father’s story with The Epoch Times, a former inmate who experienced and witnessed various abuses in the prison. Xing Jian is a human rights activist from Henan and currently lives in New Zealand. His father, Xing Wangli,…


Twitter Says Chinese Regime Tweets Denying ‘Forced Labor’ in Xinjiang Don’t Violate Rules

A Twitter spokesperson told Fox News Thursday that recent tweets by China’s communist regime denying the existence of forced labor in Xinjiang province and accusing the United States of making up lies about the documented human rights violations there do not break the social media platform’s rules. China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying posted a series…


US Blocks Imports of Cotton, Tomato Products from Xinjiang in Crackdown on Forced Labor

The United States announced on Jan. 13 it will ban all imports of cotton and tomato products from China’s Xinjiang region, in the widest action yet clamping down on forced labor of Uyghur Muslims. Customs and Border Protection (CBD) officials at all U.S. ports of entry will be required to detain cotton and tomato products…


US Bans All Cotton, Tomato Products from Xinjiang in Crackdown on Forced Labor

The United States announced on Jan. 13 it will ban all imports of cotton and tomato products from China’s Xinjiang region, in the widest action yet to clamp down on forced labor of Uyghur Muslims. Customs and Border Protection (CBD) officials at all U.S. ports of entry will be required to detain cotton and tomato…