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Forced labor
It is believed that hundreds of thousands of Uighurs and other minorities are forced to cultivate cotton in Xinjiang.
Reactions
In reaction to the proposed Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act in 2020 to impose sanctions on "any foreign person who 'knowingly engages'" and require firms to disclose their dealings with Xinjiang, the president of the American Apparel & Footwear Association said that blanket import bans on cotton or other products from Xinjiang from such legislation would "wreak havoc" on legitimate supply chains in the apparel industry because Xinjiang cotton exports are often intermingled with cotton from other countries and there is no available origin-tracing technology for cotton fibers. On September 22, 2020, the US Chamber of Commerce issued a letter stating that the act "would prove ineffective and may hinder efforts to prevent human rights abuses." Major companies with supply chain ties to Xinjiang, including Apple Inc., Nike, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company, have lobbied Congress to weaken the legislation and amend its provisions.
References
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/15/xinjiang-china-more-than-half-a-million-forced-to-pick-cotton-report-finds
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/nz0g306v8c/china-tainted-cotton
- David Brunnstrom (11 March 2020). "U.S. lawmakers seek to tighten ban on forced-labor goods from China's Xinjiang". Reuters. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- Lawder, David (September 17, 2020). "US ban on China's Xinjiang cotton 'would wreak havoc', leading apparel group says". Reuters. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- Neil L. Bradley (22 September 2020). "U.S. Chamber Letter on H.R. 6210, the "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act," and H.R. 6270, the "Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020"". US Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- Swanson, Ana (2020-11-29). "Nike and Coca-Cola Lobby Against Xinjiang Forced Labor Bill". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-30.