China Forced Labour

The United States widened a trade blacklist Friday taking aim at forced labor concerns involving Uyghurs and other minorities in China.

Canada's corporate watchdog on Tuesday launched an investigation of Ralph Lauren's Canadian unit over allegations the fashion giant used forced labor from China's Uyghur minority.

Multiple groups of US lawmakers have sought reassurances this week about clothing giant Shein and other brands facing allegations their products use forced Chinese labor or material from regions where such conditions allegedly occur.

Episode 2 of the US animated hits' 34th season included the line: "Behold the wonders of China. Bitcoin mines, forced labour camps where children make smartphones, and romance."

Minorities have been drafted into forced labour in China's Xinjiang region in sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing, a report by an independent UN expert has concluded, in what it said could amount to "enslavement as a crime against humanity"

The Indian Air Force helicopters involved in the search and rescue operation have traced seven labourers from a group of 19 road construction workers from Assam who went missing in Arunachal Pradesh earlier his month.

Many factories have been forced to shut at a time when businesses are already scrambling to keep up with soaring costs of everything from labour to raw materials.

A report from the Tech Transparency Project said that Amazon's business is closely entwined with China and its suppliers linked to forced labour in the Xinjiang region of China.

Tesla's announcement that it has opened a showroom in Xinjiang has attracted criticism from US rights and trade groups, making it the latest foreign firm caught up in tensions related to the far-western Chinese region.

The US government banned imports of solar panel materials from a Chinese company and placed trade restrictions on four others Thursday for alleged use of forced labor in the Xinjiang region.

Swedish clothing giant H&M said Wednesday it was doing "everything" to resolve a boycott in China that was sparked by its decision to stop sourcing cotton from Xinjiang over forced labour concerns.

Chinese officials on Monday said Sweden's H&M and other foreign companies should not make rash moves or step into politics after the companies raised concerns about forced labour in Xinjiang, sparking a furious online backlash and boycotts.

Britain will tighten the law on importing goods linked to alleged human rights abuses in China as ministers take a tougher stance on Beijing, The Telegraph reported on Monday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said Congress governments had compromised the countrys defence interests for a long time by -playing around with files- and delaying procurement of fighter jets, arms, ammunition, and strategic equipment.

China on Friday dismissed US claims of forced labour involving ethnic Uighurs as "hypocrisy" after Washington warned companies to avoid supply chains linked to human rights abuses in western Xinjiang region.

The United States widened a trade blacklist Friday taking aim at forced labor concerns involving Uyghurs and other minorities in China.

Canada's corporate watchdog on Tuesday launched an investigation of Ralph Lauren's Canadian unit over allegations the fashion giant used forced labor from China's Uyghur minority.

Multiple groups of US lawmakers have sought reassurances this week about clothing giant Shein and other brands facing allegations their products use forced Chinese labor or material from regions where such conditions allegedly occur.

Episode 2 of the US animated hits' 34th season included the line: "Behold the wonders of China. Bitcoin mines, forced labour camps where children make smartphones, and romance."

Minorities have been drafted into forced labour in China's Xinjiang region in sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing, a report by an independent UN expert has concluded, in what it said could amount to "enslavement as a crime against humanity"

The Indian Air Force helicopters involved in the search and rescue operation have traced seven labourers from a group of 19 road construction workers from Assam who went missing in Arunachal Pradesh earlier his month.

Many factories have been forced to shut at a time when businesses are already scrambling to keep up with soaring costs of everything from labour to raw materials.

A report from the Tech Transparency Project said that Amazon's business is closely entwined with China and its suppliers linked to forced labour in the Xinjiang region of China.

Tesla's announcement that it has opened a showroom in Xinjiang has attracted criticism from US rights and trade groups, making it the latest foreign firm caught up in tensions related to the far-western Chinese region.

The US government banned imports of solar panel materials from a Chinese company and placed trade restrictions on four others Thursday for alleged use of forced labor in the Xinjiang region.

Swedish clothing giant H&M said Wednesday it was doing "everything" to resolve a boycott in China that was sparked by its decision to stop sourcing cotton from Xinjiang over forced labour concerns.

Chinese officials on Monday said Sweden's H&M and other foreign companies should not make rash moves or step into politics after the companies raised concerns about forced labour in Xinjiang, sparking a furious online backlash and boycotts.

Britain will tighten the law on importing goods linked to alleged human rights abuses in China as ministers take a tougher stance on Beijing, The Telegraph reported on Monday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said Congress governments had compromised the countrys defence interests for a long time by -playing around with files- and delaying procurement of fighter jets, arms, ammunition, and strategic equipment.

China on Friday dismissed US claims of forced labour involving ethnic Uighurs as "hypocrisy" after Washington warned companies to avoid supply chains linked to human rights abuses in western Xinjiang region.